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“There She Is, Miss America”: The Politics of Sex, Beauty, and Race in America’s Most Famous Pageant 2004th Edition

by E. Watson (Editor), Darcy Martin (Editor)
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While some see the Miss American Pageant as hokey vestige of another era, many remain enthralled by the annual Atlantic City event. And whether you love it or hate it, no one can deny the impact the contest has had on American popular culture-indeed, many reality television shows seem to have taken cues from the pageant. Founded in 1921, the Miss America Pageant has provided a fascinating glimpse into how American standards of femininity have been defined, projected, maintained, and challenged. At various times, it has been praised as a positive role model for young American women, protested as degrading to women by feminists, and shamed by scandals, such as the one caused by the Penthouse photos of Vanessa Williams in 1984. In this first interdisciplinary anthology to examine this uniquely American event, scholars defend, critique, and reflect on the pageant, grappling with themes like beauty, race, the body, identity, kitsch, and consumerism. "There She Is, Miss America" provides a fascinating examination of an enduring American icon.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1403963029
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1403963024
  3. Edition
    2004th
  4. Publisher
    Palgrave Macmillan
  5. Publication date
    September 18, 2004
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.12 x 0.49 x 9.25 inches
  8. Print length
    214 pages
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"This book is a significant exploration of the dilemma of American women in our modern consumer culture between glamour as objectification and standardization and, conversely, as a means of self-expression. These essays edited by Elwood Watson and Darcy Martin encompass issues of gender, race, and nationality as manifested in the history of the Miss America pageant in an exciting manner to show the power of popular culture in the national consciousness."

- Lois Banner, Professor of History and Gender Studies, University of Southern California

"'There She Is, Miss America' is an insightful yet sobering examination of the identity politics surrounding the Miss America Pageant. It is essential reading for those interested in developing their understanding of issues of body, beauty, racial, and sexual identity."

- Robin R. Means Coleman, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pittsburgh, and author of Say It Loud!: African Americans, Media, and Identity

About the Author

Elwood Watson is associate professor of history at East Tennessee State University. Darcy Martin teaches in the Women's Studies Department at East Tennessee State University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Palgrave Macmillan; 2004th edition (September 18, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1403963029
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1403963024
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.49 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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N Stark
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2013
The first (and still best) interdisciplinary analysis of the Miss America pageant I've read. Drs. Martin and Watson examine the pageant's impact on our nation's ever-evolving understanding of such concepts as beauty, race, the body, identity, kitsch, and consumerism. Additionally, the anthology explores how traditional gender roles (as well as the very nature of femininity itself) have changed over the course of the 20th century. Insightful, entertaining, and highly informative, this book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in gender studies, popular culture, or women's history.
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M. Joh
4.0 out of 5 stars A very insightful look of an annual American tradition
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2009
This anthology is an excellent narrative of the sexual, cultural,, racial, regional and political aspects of the Miss America Pageant. While primarily designed for an academic audience, the collection of essays are also accesible to well educated individuals who are not academics.

While a couple of essays are shorter than desireable given their focus, the book is a valuable conribution to the fields of gender and cultural studies.
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Alexa Porter
3.0 out of 5 stars Eh, not so much....
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2022
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Not for Miss America fans who want to hear about the glory and glitter of the pageant. Quite the opposite. The author, Elwood (first name) turns out to be a bit bitter and totally disgusted with all these white women winning Miss America over the years - understandable - but when he gets to the black women who have won it, he's still bitter and disgusted. This is a highly intellectual, political, judgemental (and subjective) treatise on Miss America. Good reading if you don't like pageants or white women or black women and are bitter and disgusted...
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Dr. Andrew J. Deroche
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful Scholarship regarding Miss America
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2006
Elwood Watson and Darcy Martin have compiled an interesting and insightful volume on the history and meaning of the Miss America Pagaent. Starting out with their compelling introductory essay, Watson and Martin offer fascinating detail and thoughtful analysis of this classic cultural event. The chapters in this study approach the topic from a wide range of perspectives, from the early days of the extravaganza to the crowning and decrowning of Vanessa Williams in the 1980s to the contoversies of the 21st century. The volume also includes a reprint of an excellent essay from well-known writer Gerald Early. Overall the book is a rewarding read which reminds us that any subject, when researched thoroughly and analyzed skillfully, can be "real" history.
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