Nicoleta STANCA - Hollywood Gender Representations of Irish America in the 20th Century: Maureen O’Hara and Pierce Brosnan (pag. 253–262)
The article discusses gender representations in the twentieth century Irish-American popular culture. Post-war Hollywood female and male representations are relevant to the process of diasporic identity formation through a constant negotiation between Ireland and Irish America. From the 1960s, for example, Irish masculinity was perceived in terms of violence, which has started to fade away only in the 1990s. Female figures indicate the major role played by Irish women in the aftermath of WWII, whereas, recently, these representations have become rare since they may no longer serve to illustrate diasporic anxieties and desires.