Susan Meadows: 3 books

Go behind the scenes of America’s most famous pageant, The Miss America competition. Whether you love it or hate it, it’s hard to deny the impact this competition has on popular culture and society. In recent years, society has looked at the pageant and found it degrading to women. Feminist groups...

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing...

The audience-producer boundary has collapsed in indigenous and ethnic community broadcasting, and this is the first comprehensive study globally to chart the rise of its new relationship. Based on studies of radio and television audiences in Australia, the authors argue that community radio and television...