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- House Signs and Collegiate Fun: Sex, Race, and Faith in a College Town
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xv
- Transcription Conventions
- p. xvii
- References
- pp. 247-258
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253001658
Related ISBN(s)
9780253356420
MARC Record
OCLC
735596777
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-11
Language
English
Open Access
No