The Siposium: How Historical Homemakers & Modern Influencers Shape Culture

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This month we learn how history can help us chart recurring patterns and similarities between fictional homemakers of the past, e.g. Betty Crocker, to the media representations of homemakers in the present, e.g. Nara Smith. In a sense, both are very real in shaping popular ideas about women and eliciting para-social relationships with the general public. In another sense, both are false and seek to sell us something. Understanding how historical trends repeat themselves can help us better understand how femininity and consumerism overlap today.

Speaker Bio: Carlye Mahler is a current PhD student in History at The Ohio State University. She holds a bachelors degree with a double major in History and Communication and Media Studies with minors in American Studies and Gender Studies from Stetson University in Central Florida.

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