Southern beauty: race, ritual, and memory in the modern south
Auteur :
Boyd, Elizabeth Bronwyn
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820362328
Date de publication :
15 août 2022
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Built on a foundation of ethnographic - including more than sixty interviews - and historical research, Southern Beauty explores three popular feminine rituals: sorority rush, the beauty pageant, and an Old South tourist production. All feature a cast of southern beauties with distinct traces of an imagined past.