Queens of academe [electronic resource] : beauty pageants and campus life /
by Tice, Karen Whitney.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource. : ill.ISBN: 9780199933440 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Women college students -- United States | Beauty contestants -- United States | Beauty contests -- United States | Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspectsOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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