Shirley Temple was America's sweetheart, the top box-office star of the 1930s. Yet her films are difficult for some modern viewers to enjoy, since several show her portraying vamps and harlots, while others depict a little girl being romanced by adult men. Shirley Temple and the Performance of Girlhood offers a provocative look at Temple's star persona and what it reveals about changing attitudes toward childhood, sexuality, innocence, and fandom.
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Shirley Temple was America's sweetheart, the top box-office star of the 1930s. Yet her films are difficult for some modern viewers to enjoy, since several show her portraying vamps and harlots, while others depict a little girl being romanced by adult men. Shirley Temple and the Performance of Girlhood offers a provocative look at Temple's star persona and what it reveals about changing attitudes toward childhood, sexuality, innocence, and fandom.
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