Queen of the Virgins : pageantry and black womanhood in the Caribbean / M. Cynthia Oliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, M. Cynthia.

Series:

Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)

Caribbean studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beauty contests--Virgin Islands of the United States.

Beauty contests.

Beauty contestants--Virgin Islands of the United States.

Beauty contestants.

Women, Black--Virgin Islands of the United States.

Women, Black.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

First printing 2009.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beauty pageants are wildly popular in the U.S. Virgin Islands, outnumbering any other single performance event and capturing the attention of the local people from toddlers to seniors. Local beauty contests provide women opportunities to demonstrate talent, style, the values of black womanhood, and the territory's social mores. Queen of the Virgins: Pageantry and Black Womanhood in the Caribbean is a comprehensive look at the centuries-old tradition of these expressions in the Virgin Islands. M. Cynthia Oliver maps the trajectory of pageantry from its colonial precursors at tea meetings, dance

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Situating the Virgin Islands-A Caribbean Nation, a U.S. Colony; PART ONE. THE BEFORE-TIME QUEENS; 1. "Fan Me": Imperial versus Caribbean Femininities, 1493-1940; 2. The New Queen: Pageantry and Policy, 1930-1950; 3. Progress Makes a Model Queen: The Birth of Tourism, 1950-1960s; PART TWO. DE JUS NOW (MODERN) QUEENS; 4. The Main Event: Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 1999, "The Essence of the Caribbean"; 5. Promotional Presentations and the Selling of the Native: The Queen Represents; PART THREE. I COME; YOU AH COME (I HAVE ARRIVED; YOU WILL ARRIVE)

6. The Big Business of Queenship: A Competitive Edge?7. Audience, Appetites, and Drama: The Mystery of Pageantry; Conclusion: Re-Situating the Caribbean with Womanhood Front and Center; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612485954

9781282485952

1282485954

9781604733488

1604733489

OCLC:

472611418

Publisher Number:

heb40108 hdl