Queen of the Virgins [[electronic resource] ] : pageantry and black womanhood in the Caribbean / / M. Cynthia Oliver
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Oliver M. Cynthia
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| Titolo: |
Queen of the Virgins [[electronic resource] ] : pageantry and black womanhood in the Caribbean / / M. Cynthia Oliver
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| Pubblicazione: | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.4/613 |
| Soggetto topico: | Beauty contests - Virgin Islands of the United States |
| Beauty contestants - Virgin Islands of the United States | |
| Women, Black - Virgin Islands of the United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Situating the Virgin Islands-A Caribbean Nation, a U.S. Colony; PART ONE. THE BEFORE-TIME QUEENS; 1. "Fan Me": Imperial versus Caribbean Femininities, 1493-1940; 2. The New Queen: Pageantry and Policy, 1930-1950; 3. Progress Makes a Model Queen: The Birth of Tourism, 1950-1960s; PART TWO. DE JUS NOW (MODERN) QUEENS; 4. The Main Event: Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 1999, "The Essence of the Caribbean"; 5. Promotional Presentations and the Selling of the Native: The Queen Represents; PART THREE. I COME; YOU AH COME (I HAVE ARRIVED; YOU WILL ARRIVE) |
| 6. The Big Business of Queenship: A Competitive Edge?7. Audience, Appetites, and Drama: The Mystery of Pageantry; Conclusion: Re-Situating the Caribbean with Womanhood Front and Center; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Beauty pageants are wildly popular in the U.S. Virgin Islands, outnumbering any other single performance event and capturing the attention of the local people from toddlers to seniors. Local beauty contests provide women opportunities to demonstrate talent, style, the values of black womanhood, and the territory's social mores. Queen of the Virgins: Pageantry and Black Womanhood in the Caribbean is a comprehensive look at the centuries-old tradition of these expressions in the Virgin Islands. M. Cynthia Oliver maps the trajectory of pageantry from its colonial precursors at tea meetings, dance |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Queen of the Virgins |
| ISBN: | 1-282-48595-4 |
| 9786612485954 | |
| 1-60473-348-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455210803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)