House signs and collegiate fun : sex, race, and faith in a college town / Chaise LaDousa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaDousa, Chaise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Social aspects--United States.

Signs and signboards--United States.

Signs and signboards.

College campuses--United States.

College campuses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Transcription Conventions

Introduction: House Signs and Their Display

1. Bed Booze &amp

Beyond: History and Ethnography of Collegiate Fun

2. Witty House Name: The Textual Lives of House Signs

3. Inn Pursuit . . . of Christ: The Unevenness of Agency

4. Ghetto Fabulous and Plantation: Racial Difference in a Space of Fun

5. Hot Box, Box Office, and Fill'er Up: Reflections on Gender and Sexuality

Conclusion: Remarks on Cultural Production and Ethnography

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00165-X

OCLC:

747432359