Diana, A Cultural History: Gender, Race, Nation and the People’s Princess

Davies, J.

This book intervenes in debates over the significance of Diana, Princess of Wales by offering a critical account of her media iconicity from 1981 to the present. It outlines the historical development of representations of Diana, analysing the ways in which the Princess has been understood via discourses of gender, sexuality, race, economic class, the royal, national identity, and the human. The book then goes on to assess the issues at stake in debates over the 'meaning' of Diana, such as the gender politics of cultural icon-making and deconstruction, and conflicting notions of cultural value.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2001-06-03

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333736890

DOI: 10.1057/9780230598256

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 250