Kissing Ass and other Performative Acts of Resistance Austin, Fanon and New Orleans tourism

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Notes

¹Both dolls were produced by C. V. Gambina, Inc., a small family business based in New Orleans. I purchased the dolls from a New Orleans department store in 1996.

²Many scholars have argued that Fanon's epresentation of women, particularly in ‘Algeria Unveiled’, essentializes gender and fetishizes women's bodies. For examples, see Decker (1990–91), Fuss (1994), hooks (1996), Madison (1999), McClintock (1995) and Mowitt (1992).

³Leander Perez (1891–1969), prominent Louisiana politician who led the White Citizens' Council's fight against desegregation in New Orleans.