>> I have long wondered how the symbolic "world" of >> 1940s American popular culture was metabolized by >> 1940s American people. > >> ... puzzlement that adults could >> relate to such stuff as meaningful. Were they >> as "ditz-headed" as this imagery? What effects did >> this imagery have on their self-understanding in >> their own middle to lower middle class and working >> class lives? >> >> Does my puzzlement make sense? What are the conditions for >> the possibility of adults seeking out this kind of >> symbolic material to bring into their inner life?
It's not clear to me what you're asking. A very big question about the relations of popular culture to the people? Or a little question about the popularity of Fred Astair? If the former, much has been written. Why is *The Sound of Music* and everything Disney so popular? Mickey Mouse? If the latter, your stills don't do the man justice. Wow! could he dance! (And, as has been observed, Ginger did everything *he* did and backwards in heels!) Have you ever seen on of Fred Astaire's extended dance sequences? If you have I can even less understand your question. "Ditz-headed"? Maybe it would help if you gave an example of what an *answer* would look like. best wishes, Stephen Straker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vancouver, B.C. _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
