Niagara on My Mind... : the Issue of "Gender" in Depictions of Niagara Falls Across the Centuries
Location
Massey Business Center (MBC) 400
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
13-11-2007 11:00 AM
Description
In his depiction "Niagara Seen with Different Eyes" (1873), Arthur Lumley suggests that there are various typical ways of how one can approach or view Niagara Falls. This illustration further implies that there are 'typically feminine' ways of viewing these waterfalls. In her presentation, Professor Ohnesorg will analyze whether any such 'gender-specific experience' of Niagara Falls can be traced in documents that range from 19th century travelogues by authors such as Ida Pfeiffer (1856), Catharina Migerka (1877) and Clara von Gerstner (1842) to modern depictions in film, art, and advertising.
Recommended Citation
Ohnesorg, Stefanie, "Niagara on My Mind... : the Issue of "Gender" in Depictions of Niagara Falls Across the Centuries" (2007). Humanities Symposium. 16.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2007/2007/16
Niagara on My Mind... : the Issue of "Gender" in Depictions of Niagara Falls Across the Centuries
Massey Business Center (MBC) 400
In his depiction "Niagara Seen with Different Eyes" (1873), Arthur Lumley suggests that there are various typical ways of how one can approach or view Niagara Falls. This illustration further implies that there are 'typically feminine' ways of viewing these waterfalls. In her presentation, Professor Ohnesorg will analyze whether any such 'gender-specific experience' of Niagara Falls can be traced in documents that range from 19th century travelogues by authors such as Ida Pfeiffer (1856), Catharina Migerka (1877) and Clara von Gerstner (1842) to modern depictions in film, art, and advertising.
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Convo (AL)