Native American Princess Pageants

Understanding Cultural Identity and Representation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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This book delivers a systematic investigation of Native American princess pageants, exploring when and why they started, how they spread across and within Native American communities, the ways in which these pageants differ from other contests (such as Miss USA), the workings of the pageants themselves, and their socio-cultural costs and benefits.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-10-15
Mått160 x 237 x 21 mm
Vikt481 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor202
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666968217

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Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Beauty and the Beautiful Chapter 3: American Beauty Contests: Their History, the Good, the Bad, and the UglyChapter 4: Three Queens and the American DreamChapter 5: The History and Functions of the World’s Cultural PageantsChapter 6: The Advent and Proliferation of Native American Princess PageantsChapter 7: Native American Princess Pageant Participation Requirements Chapter 8: Native American Princess Pageant Judging Criteria Chapter 9: Native American Princess Pageant Costs, Benefits, and Post-Crowning DutiesChapter 10: Why do Native American Women Serve as Princesses?

Explaining why 'beauty pageants' and Native American princess pageants are beneficial to women can be challenging. This book captures many of the most positive parts of the journey, and recognizes the hard work, talent, and ambition that’s required to participate. Whether you are the person who ends up with the crown or not, the value for many of us is in the process, and it can positively impact generations of women.