Beauty and the Nation: Women, Culture, and the National Image of Vietnam 1920-1940

Gatty Lecture Series Join us for a talk by Christina Firpo, Professor of History at California Polytechnic State University. This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be served. For questions, contact [contact removed]. Abstract Christina Firpo will discuss her book Beauty and the Nation, which explores the changing perspectives on Vietnamese women's beauty and women's role in society, 1920-1940. This book traces beauty culture, including beauty practices and the discourse surrounding them, through an era of high colonialism, maturing capitalism, and ra