Skip to main content. You're using an out-of-date version of Internet Explorer. Log In Sign Up. Local ideals of beauty under global pressure: I would like to thank the members of my committee, Nancy McKee, Jeannette Mageo, Linda Stone, and John Jones for their tireless efforts in helping my work come to fruition. I also owe a debt of gratitude to the women of Belize who taught me more than I was expecting to learn.
Their strength has been an inspiration. This effort would not have been possible without my parents, who taught me the value of education, and my sister, who kept me going during the rough patches. I would like to finally acknowledge the patience and support, both emotional and financial, of my husband, Jordan. Washington State University May Chair: McKee Using embodiment theory, this thesis discusses the ways in which women in Dangriga, Belize relate to their bodies and how that reflects the larger social situation in which they find themselves.
Globalizing forces, especially the compression of time and space through advancing technologies, such as media and tourism, influence how women in Belize construct gendered identities. Feminists have traditionally been ambivalent about the topic of beauty. This study presents an alternative framework for the examination of beauty outside of the customary feminist discussion of patriarchy and competition.
A map of Central America and the Caribbean. A map of Belize. A map of Belize with population according to ethnicity. The view from the hotel. The river in Dangriga. Inside a beauty shop. My hair in plaits. A young Garifuna woman and young Creole woman. A young Belizean Mestizo woman and young Spanish woman. A Garifuna woman with short hair. My hair in twists.
A Creole woman with her hair in plaits. A Garifuna woman with rolly pollies. My hair in red rolly pollies. Inside the hair salon. A Garifuna woman with chemically straightened hair.
