Southern beauty: race, ritual, and memory in the modern south
Auteur :
Boyd, Elizabeth Bronwyn
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820362311
Date de publication :
15 août 2022
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 classism.