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There She is, Miss America
Ronald Ed. Watson
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Description for There She is, Miss America
Paperback. Editor(s): Watson, E.; Martin, Darcy. Num Pages: 205 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
While some see the Miss American Pageant as hokey vestige of another era, many remain enthralled by the annual Atlantic City event. And whether you love it or hate it, no one can deny the impact the contest has had on American popular culture-indeed, many reality television shows seem to have taken cues from the pageant. Founded in 1921, the Miss America Pageant has provided a fascinating glimpse into how American standards of femininity have been defined, projected, maintained, and challenged. At various times, it has been praised as a positive role model for young American women, protested as degrading ... Read more
While some see the Miss American Pageant as hokey vestige of another era, many remain enthralled by the annual Atlantic City event. And whether you love it or hate it, no one can deny the impact the contest has had on American popular culture-indeed, many reality television shows seem to have taken cues from the pageant. Founded in 1921, the Miss America Pageant has provided a fascinating glimpse into how American standards of femininity have been defined, projected, maintained, and challenged. At various times, it has been praised as a positive role model for young American women, protested as degrading ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
205
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403963024
SKU
V9781403963024
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About Ronald Ed. Watson
Elwood Watson is associate professor of history at East Tennessee State University. Darcy Martin teaches in the Women's Studies Department at East Tennessee State University.
Reviews for There She is, Miss America
"This book is a significant exploration of the dilemma of American women in our modern consumer culture between glamour as objectification and standardization and, conversely, as a means of self-expression. These essays edited by Elwood Watson and Darcy Martin encompass issues of gender, race, and nationality as manifested in the history of the Miss America pageant in an exciting manner ... Read more