Queens of academe : beauty pageants and campus life /

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 col...

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Main Author:	Tice, Karen Whitney, 1955-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Women college students > United States. Beauty contestants > United States. Beauty contests > United States. Universities and colleges > United States > Sociological aspects. Étudiantes > États-Unis. Candidates (Concours de beauté) > États-Unis. Concours de beauté > États-Unis. Universités > États-Unis > Aspect sociologique. Beauty contestants Beauty contests Universities and colleges > Sociological aspects Women college students United States Education. Electronic books.
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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0199933448 9780199933440 1280499729 9781280499722 9786613594952 6613594954 0199842795 9780199842797