Queen of the Virgins : pageantry and black womanhood in the Caribbean /

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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Oliver, M. Cynthia
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.
Ausgabe:
First printing 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
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
Umfang:
1 online resource (201 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786612485954
9781282485952
1282485954
9781604733488
1604733489
Schlagworte:
Beauty contests > Virgin Islands of the United States.
Beauty contestants > Virgin Islands of the United States.
Women, Black > Virgin Islands of the United States.
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