Queens of academe
Tice, Karen Whitney, 1955-
Queens of academe beauty pageants and campus life / [electronic resource] : Karen W. Tice. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Higher education is an unlikely venue for showcasing ideals of femininity, yet campus beauty pageants have increased in popularity in a cultural marketplace conjoining personal empowerment with beauty and style. Tice examines the desires and racial and political agendas that propel students onto collegiate catwalks.
9780199933440 (ebook) : No price
Women college students--United States.
Beauty contestants--United States.
Beauty contests--United States.
Universities and colleges--Sociological aspects.--United States
LC1757 / .T53 2012
378.0082
Queens of academe beauty pageants and campus life / [electronic resource] : Karen W. Tice. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Higher education is an unlikely venue for showcasing ideals of femininity, yet campus beauty pageants have increased in popularity in a cultural marketplace conjoining personal empowerment with beauty and style. Tice examines the desires and racial and political agendas that propel students onto collegiate catwalks.
9780199933440 (ebook) : No price
Women college students--United States.
Beauty contestants--United States.
Beauty contests--United States.
Universities and colleges--Sociological aspects.--United States
LC1757 / .T53 2012
378.0082