Performance and Persona in the US Avant-Garde: the case of Maya Deren
M Pramaggiore - Cinema Journal, 1997 - JSTOR
Cinema Journal, 1997•JSTOR
… In keeping with Dyer and de Cordova's focus on the manufacture of stardom and
following Mellencamp's characterization of stardom in the avant-garde, this essay examines
one case of persona construction: that of Maya Deren, one of the most celebrated figures
within alternative film culture. … An examination of the ongoing construction of Maya Deren
offers insight into the way stardom has operated in an avowedly oppositional subcultural
context, that of experimental film culture in the United States in the mid-twentieth century. I …
following Mellencamp's characterization of stardom in the avant-garde, this essay examines
one case of persona construction: that of Maya Deren, one of the most celebrated figures
within alternative film culture. … An examination of the ongoing construction of Maya Deren
offers insight into the way stardom has operated in an avowedly oppositional subcultural
context, that of experimental film culture in the United States in the mid-twentieth century. I …
Maya Deren's persona illustrates the similarities between practices of stardom in mainstream and alternative film, and Deren's use of film as a performative art highlights the relationship between film images and persona.
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