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House Signs and Collegiate Fun

House Signs and Collegiate Fun Sex, Race, and Faith in a College Town

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Publisher's 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.

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Indiana University Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780253356420
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.432
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 267
Weight: 567g
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm