Queens of academe
beauty pageants and campus life
Tice, Karen Whitney
1955-
creator
text
nyu
New York
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012
monographic
eng
1 online resource. : ill.
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.
specialized
Karen W. Tice.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Women college students
United States
Beauty contestants
United States
Beauty contests
United States
Universities and colleges
United States
Sociological aspects
LC1757 .T53 2012
378.0082
9780199933440 (ebook) :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199842780.001.0001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199842780.001.0001
StDuBDS
120418
20150804193929.0
EDZ0000082833