Where the aunts are family, feminism, and kinship in popular culture /

Sotirin, Patricia J.

Where the aunts are family, feminism, and kinship in popular culture / [Texte imprimé] : Patricia J. Sotirin and Laura L. Ellingson - Waco : Baylor University Press, cop. 2013 - 1 vol. (244 p.) ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. 209-236

(Not) like a mother: Black and white maternal aunts -- "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

978-1-60258-330-6

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

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