Where the aunts are

Sotirin, Patricia J.

Where the aunts are family, feminism, and kinship in popular culture / [electronic resource] : Patricia J. Sotirin & Laura L. Ellingson. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2013. - x, 244 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Aunts.
Families in mass media.
Women in mass media.
Women in popular culture.


Electronic books.

HQ759.94 / .S68 2013eb

306.87