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Unequivocally, Madonna has established herself as one of the most vital and world renowned female political and cultural icons in history. ... 268-269) expresses that “Madonna’s contradictions capture conflicting aspects of key trends of the era, so that imperpriting texts, and Madonna as a text herself, can illuminate features of the present moment. Yet, I argue, that Madonna is a phenomenon of her own production, promotion, and marketing strategies, and that one needs therefore to focus on the political economy of culture to properly interpret the Madonna phenomenon”. ... 266) further continues to describe the early 1980’s where young identities were transformed in a conservative era, that Madonna first came to prominence. ... Clearly, from the outset, Madonna was one of the most notorious female icons established among the repertoire of circulating the images sanctioned by the culture industries.
Madonna’s regular transition of entertainment image and identity enhanced experimentation and the development of one’s own fashion preference and style. ... The manner in which Madonna organized fashion in the development of her identity made it evident that one’s outer appearance and image assists in producing what one is, or at minimum how one is perceived and related to by society (Kellner, p. ... Furthermore, as Madonna has matured since the 1980’s she, similar to Cher, has recreated herself several times over in order to cater to the appeal of music listeners and movie watchers.
Approximate Word count = 1038
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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