03848nam a22006135i 4500 978-3-031-40353-8 DE-He213 20251030112653.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240727s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031403538 978-3-031-40353-8 10.1007/978-3-031-40353-8 doi HM621-656 JFCA bicssc SOC022000 bisacsh JBCC1 thema Hammel Culver, Jamie. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 81374 The Campus Queen in Literature and Culture [electronic resource] : Prom Queen Profiles / by Jamie Hammel Culver. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XIII, 228 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Queen Questions and Tiara Truths -- 2. The Campus Queen in Context -- 3. The Girl -- 4. The Group -- 5. The Genre -- 6. Reimagining Royalty. The Campus Queen in Literature and Culture: Prom Queen Profiles explores the nuanced relationship between femininity and power and provides a scholarly framework for understanding the evolution of the prom queen’s archetypal ubiquity. Semantically, the titles are nearly synonymous—prom queen, homecoming queen, winterfest princess—as all denote the longstanding tradition in the United States of conferring royal status upon teenage popularity. Yet whatever we call it, high school royalty remains one of the most paradoxical realities of youth culture, for as fervently as it gets dismissed and discredited, it is just as frequently revered and respected. A physical manifestation of the student body’s collective hegemonic efforts, the campus queen occupies a significant space in literature and culture, excavating truths both timeless and telling. A signature survey of the genre, this study traces the historical underpinnings and cultural implications of the campus queen, examining the longevity of the archetype and ultimately reimagining the narrative for future generations. Jamie Hammel Culver lives and teaches in Michigan. She earned her undergraduate degree from Alma College and her master’s and doctorate from Western Michigan University. This is her first book, but she knows her work with the campus queen does not end here, that her study of the archetype will continue as a lifelong labor of love. She lives on a peaceful inland lake with her husband and two children. Popular Culture. 57605 Ethnology America. 66658 Culture. 59159 Gender identity in mass media. Youth Social life and customs. 66571 Motion pictures, American. 69734 Motion pictures. 58496 Television broadcasting. 67524 Popular Culture. 57605 American Culture. 66659 Media and Gender. Youth Culture. 66573 American Film and TV. 72392 Film and Television Studies. 67525 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031403521 Printed edition: 9783031403545 Printed edition: 9783031403552 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40353-8 ZDB-2-LCM ZDB-2-SXL 61959 61959