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Reading National Geographic"For its millions of readers, the National Geographic has long been a window to the world of exotic peoples and places. In this fascinating account of an American institution, Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins explore the possibility that the magazine, in purporting to teach us about distant cultures, actually tells us much more about our own. Lutz and Collins take us inside the National Geographic Society to investigate how its photographers,
"For its millions of readers, the National Geographic has long been a window to the world of exotic peoples and places. In this fascinating account of an American institution, Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins explore the possibility that the magazine, in purporting to teach us about distant cultures, actually tells us much more about our own.Lutz and Collins take us inside the National Geographic Society to investigate how its photographers, editors, and designers select images and text to produce representations of Third World cultures. Through interviews with the editors, they describe the process as one of negotiating standards of "balance" and "objectivity," informational content and visual beauty. Then, in a close reading of some six hundred photographs, they examine issues of race, gender, privilege, progress, and modernity through an analysis of the way such things as color, pose, framing, and vantage point are used in representations of non-Western peoples. Finally, through extensive interviews with readers, the authors assess how the cultural narratives of the magazine are received and interpreted, and identify a tension between the desire to know about other peoples and their ways and the wish to validate middle-class American values.
The result is a complex portrait of an institution and its role in promoting a kind of conservative humanism that acknowledges universal values and celebrates diversity while it allows readers to relegate non-Western peoples to an earlier stage of progress. We see the magazine and the Society as a key middlebrow arbiter of taste, wealth, and power in America, and we get a telling glimpse into middle-class American culture and all the wishes, assumptions, and fears it brings to bear on our armchair explorations of the world."
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★★★★★ 5
Nice light large hoops
Bought as a replacement for a set of my favorite earrings. These are a close second. The clasp on one isn’t quite as tight as the other, but they stay on well
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2025
★★★★★ 3
Style and fit
The pic makes them look oval, but they are actually round. That would be fine, but they are also a bit difficult to open and close.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Sturdy and elegant
It's sleek and substantial. Sturdy and elegant. Great gift for yourself or someone you love.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020
★★★★★ 5
Nice stainless steel hoops
I ordered these hoops for myself, but i wound up giving them to my granddaughter. She loves them and wears them everyday. Made well, and very sturdy.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2023
★★★★★ 2
Cheap in all respects
I mean, how much can I complain about stainless earrings that don't even last three months? The hoop was fine, but the clasp wouldn't stay closed and then snapped off within three months. Worth the price? Kinda on the fence about that.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2025
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