Southern Beauty : Race, Ritual, and Memory in the Modern South /

"Southern Beauty explains a curiosity: why a feminine ideal rooted in the nineteenth century continues to enjoy currency well into the twenty-first. Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd examines how the continuation of certain gender rituals in the American South has served to perpetuate racism, sexism, and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Boyd, Elizabeth Bronwyn, 1960- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2022]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Women.
Sex role.
Racism.
Femininity.
Debutante balls.
College sorority members.
Beauty contests.
Concours de beaute > États-Unis (Sud)
Racisme > États-Unis (Sud)
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis (Sud)
Feminite > États-Unis (Sud)
Femmes > États-Unis (Sud)
College sorority members > Southern States.
Debutante balls > Southern States.
Beauty contests > Southern States.
Racism > Southern States.
Sex role > Southern States.
Femininity > Southern States.
Women > Southern States.
Southern States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: power play
  • Sister act
  • Miss Demeanor
  • Hoop dreams
  • Resilient routine.

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