House Signs and Collegiate Fun: Sex, Race, and Faith in a College Town
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780253223265
- Publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/18/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Chaise LaDousa
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Education
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.