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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
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Gender, Race, and Identity
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Personal Reflections
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"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 to show the power of popular culture in the national consciousness."
- Lois Banner, Professor of History and Gender Studies, University of Southern California
"'There She Is, Miss America' is an insightful yet sobering examination of the identity politics surrounding the Miss America Pageant. It is essential reading for those interested in developing their understanding of issues of body, beauty, racial, and sexual identity."
- Robin R. Means Coleman, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pittsburgh, and author of Say It Loud!: African Americans, Media, and Identity
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: “There She Is, Miss America”
Book Subtitle: The Politics of Sex, Beauty, and Race in America’s Most Famous Pageant
Editors: Elwood Watson, Darcy Martin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981820
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Elwood Watson and Darcy Martin 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6301-7Published: 18 September 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6302-4Published: 18 September 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-8182-0Published: 18 September 2004
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 205
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Gender Studies, US History, Modern History, History of the Americas, Ethnicity Studies