Event Title
Social and Cultural Aspects of Beauty Culture: An Ethnographic Film
Location
Inman E. Page Library, Room 317
Start Date
4-11-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
4-11-2019 11:30 AM
Description
In this short length ethnographic film I interview sociology students and professors to uncover the beauty (hair) culture on both a micro and mezzo level. The purpose of the ethnographic film is here in; to identify what symbolic meaning hair has in the opinion of local students, how gender and gender identity influence those opinions, how media and the corporate beauty industry create structures that influence those opinions, and how much agency do we have to resist industry standards. Footage of students watching an act of social and gender deviance can be evaluated for structure, sanctions, agency, and moral support.
Social and Cultural Aspects of Beauty Culture: An Ethnographic Film
Inman E. Page Library, Room 317
In this short length ethnographic film I interview sociology students and professors to uncover the beauty (hair) culture on both a micro and mezzo level. The purpose of the ethnographic film is here in; to identify what symbolic meaning hair has in the opinion of local students, how gender and gender identity influence those opinions, how media and the corporate beauty industry create structures that influence those opinions, and how much agency do we have to resist industry standards. Footage of students watching an act of social and gender deviance can be evaluated for structure, sanctions, agency, and moral support.
