House Signs and Collegiate Fun: Sex, Race, and Faith in a College Town - Brossura

Ladousa, Chaise

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ISBN 10: 0253223261 ISBN 13: 9780253223265

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

It’s no secret that fun is important to American college students, but it is unusual for scholars to pay attention to how undergraduates represent and reflect on their partying. Linguist and anthropologist Chaise LaDousa explores the visual manifestations of collegiate fun in a Midwestern college town where house signs on off-campus student residences are a focal point of college culture. With names like Boot 'N Rally, The Plantation, and Crib of the Rib, house signs reproduce consequential categories of gender, sexuality, race, and faith in a medium students say is benign. Through his analysis of house signs and what students say about them, LaDousa introduces the reader to key concepts and approaches in cultural analysis.

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L'autore:

Chaise LaDousa is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Hamilton College.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0253223261
• ISBN 13: 9780253223265
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 267