Southern beauty : race, ritual, and memory in the modern South / Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd.

"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 class...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyd, Elizabeth Bronwyn, 1960- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Women > Southern States.
Femininity > Southern States.
Sex role > Southern States.
Racism > Southern States.
Beauty contests > Southern States.
Debutante balls > Southern States.
College sorority members > Southern States.
Femmes > États-Unis (Sud)
Féminité > États-Unis (Sud)
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis (Sud)
Racisme > États-Unis (Sud)
Concours de beauté > États-Unis (Sud)
Beauty contests.
College sorority members.
Debutante balls.
Femininity.
Racism.
Sex role.
Women.
Southern States.
Physical Description:xv, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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