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Where the aunts are

family, feminism, and kinship in popular culture

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An edition of Where the aunts are (2013)

Where the aunts are

family, feminism, and kinship in popular culture

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While the aunt is one of the most iconic and beloved figures in popular culture, the societal role and import of real-life contemporary aunts are difficult to pin down. In some settings, she is the sole supporter, caregiver, or surrogate mother and exceeds her familial function as an aunt. In others, she subtly -- or not so subtly -- transgresses the assumed narrative of feminine identity. Surveying characters from Aunt Bee and Auntie Em to 'Bernie Mac's Aunt Wanda' and 'House of Payne's Aunt Ella' and countless living, breathing aunts across the country, 'Where the Aunts Are' re-visions the ideals of family, femininity, and kinship and, in the process, offers a hopeful and progressive recognition of the multiple possibilities of womanhood in modern culture.

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Baylor University Press
Language
English
Pages
244

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Subjects
Aunts, Women in popular culture, Families in mass media, Women in mass media

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Where the Aunts Are: Family, Feminism, and Kinship in Popular Culture
2024, Baylor University Press
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Cover of: Where the Aunts Are
Where the Aunts Are: Family, Feminism, and Kinship in Popular Culture
2013, Baylor University Press
in English
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Cover of: Where the Aunts Are
Where the Aunts Are: Family, Feminism, and Kinship in Popular Culture
2013, Baylor University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Where the aunts are
Where the aunts are: family, feminism, and kinship in popular culture
2013, Baylor University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
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Where the Aunts Are
2013, Baylor University Press
in English
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Table of Contents

Black and white maternal aunts: (not) like a mother
"Othered" aunting: race, class, and institutionalized misogyny
Like a (bad) mother: neotraditional and malevolent aunts
Wisdom and witchcraft: magical aunts and nieces
Eccentric aunts sanity, sexuality, and spectacle
Commodifying the aunt online
Conclusion: the impact of aunts.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Waco, Tex

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Dewey Decimal Class
306.87
Library of Congress
HQ759.94 .S68 2013, HQ759.94.S68 2013

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
244

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OL25385129M
Internet Archive
whereauntsarefam0000soti
ISBN 13
9781602583306
LCCN
2012028959
OCLC/WorldCat
1063933336, 801219552

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