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Slowikowski, Synthia S. Spencer, Nancy Elizabeth 2011-05-07T12:40:32Z 2011-05-07T12:40:32Z 10000-01-01 1996 "Chris Evert is one of the most significant cultural figures to emerge in late twentieth century America. Her storied career has produced a ubiquitous image that remains highly visible within culture. As an ""American sweetheart,"" Evert draws her meaning as a sign for national/gendered identity largely from the differences embodied in her well-chronicled rivalry with Martina Navratilova. Although Martina eclipsed her career record in tournament wins and earnings, ""Chrissie"" remains one of the predominant female sports icons of the postmodern era. Evidence of a profuse literature detailing her career, image and effects within culture stands in sharp contrast to the dearth of scholarly literature which probes meanings of countless narratives about Evert's career. This dissertation opens a space for the theoretical consideration of salient features and meanings produced in the dispersion of Evert's image. The underlying theoretical strategies provided by conjunctural analysis are informed by feminist cultural studies, poststructuralism, performative theory and postmodernism. The strategies employed do not seek to uncover truths so much as to examine the means by which power and truths are produced within culture." Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:40:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4922 bytes, checksum: 910b249b4beec47e7ab768910c8f966f (MD5) 9702671.pdf: 12407031 bytes, checksum: d1f2d347fce592867cb5ecc9e6cea389 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1996 Item marked as restricted to the 'UIUC Users [automated]' Group (id=2) by Howard Ding (hding2@illinois.edu) on 2011-05-07T14:44:12Z Item is restricted indefinitely. Restriction data tranferred 2014-07-01T11:19:25-05:00 Original Data Group with Access UIUC Users [automated] Release Date: none Reason: ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission U of I Only 9780591088915 AAI9702671 (UMI)AAI9702671 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/20484 eng Copyright 1996 Spencer, Nancy Elizabeth Biography American Studies Women's Studies Recreation """America's sweetheart,"" Chris Evert: Celebrity femininity and tennis in postmodern America" text Kinesiology and Community Health Kinesiology Health University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.