Walking Raddy: The Baby Dolls of New Orleans by Vaz-Deville, Kim [Editor]; Leathem, Karen Trahan [Foreword]; - 2018-05-16

University Press of Mississippi. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University Press of Mississippi. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University Press of Mississippi, 2018. Soft cover. As New. Contributions by Jennifer Atkins, Vashni Balleste, Mora J. Beauchamp-Byrd, Ron Bechet, Melanie Bratcher, Jerry Brock, Ann Bruce, Violet Harrington Bryan, Rachel Carrico, Sarah Anita Clunis, Phillip Colwart, Keith Duncan, Rob Florence, Pamela R. Franco, Daniele Gair, Meryt Harding, Megan Holt, DeriAnne Meilleur Honora, Marielle Jeanpierre, Ulrick Jean-Pierre, Jessica Marie Johnson, Karen La Beau, D. Lammie-Hanson, Karen Trahan Leathem, Charles Lovell, Annie Odell, Ruth Owens, Steve Prince, Nathan "Nu'Awlons Natescott" Haynes Scott, LaKisha Michelle Simmons, Tia L. Smith, Gailene McGhee St.Amand, and Kim Vaz-Deville Since 2004, the Baby Doll Mardi Gras tradition in New Orleans has gone from an obscure, almost forgotten practice to a flourishing cultural force. The original Baby Dolls were groups of black women, and some men, in the early Jim Crow era who adopted New Orleans street masking tradition as a unique form of fun and self-expression… Read More

Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. New. 2018. First Edition. Original decorated wrappers. 1496817400 . With coloured decorated title & illustrations. Light shelfwear. ; Quarto; 349 pages .

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Paperback / softback. New. Draws on interviews, theoretical perspectives, archival material, and historical assessments to describe women's cultural performances that take place on the streets of New Orleans. Contributors recount the history and contemporary resurgence of the Baby Dolls while delving into the larger cultural meaning of the phenomenon.

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Univ Pr of Mississippi, 2018. Paperback. New. 368 pages. 10.00x6.75x1.00 inches.