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School of Communications faculty member Michael
Frontani
has had a chapter published in Italian Americans and
Arts & Culture. The chapter, "'From the
Bottom to the Top': Frank Sinatra, the American Myth of
Success, and Italian American Identity,' describes the
creation and evolution of Frank Sinatra’s image in the
American media from the 1940s to the 1960s. It analyzes
elements of that image, including urban traits and
characteristics, that emerged as national symbols of
Italian-Americans as the New York-centered media, among them
Time, Newsweek, the New York Times
and Life, promoted local stereotypes throughout
their national distribution.
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