Re-gendering consumer agency in mid-nineteenth-century America
A visual understanding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2165590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terrence H Witkowski (0000-0001-9154-3905, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-283 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Consumption Markets & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1025-3866 • E-ISSN: 1477-223X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1025386042000271360 |
| OpenAlex | W1978181820 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
The re‐gendering of consumer agency in the middle decades of the nineteenth century, from being a male to an increasingly female prerogative and responsibility, marked an important milestone in the history of American consumer culture. Art from this period can provide a visual understanding of this ideological and social transformation. Accordingly, this paper examines the lives and selected works of two intriguing genre painters, Francis W. Edmonds (1806–1863) and Lilly Martin Spencer (1822–1902), using concepts and methods from art history, visual culture, and postmodern theory. Implications for household consumption history and theory are also discussed
Advertising · Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Art · Art history · Consumer Culture · Consumption (sociology · Foregrounding · Ideology · Literature · Milestone · Painting · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Postmodernism · Prerogative · Social science · Sociology · Visual culture · Anthropology · Architecture, Design, and Social History · Art History and Market Analysis · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Gender Studies · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2016 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |