Rebekah E Pite
Biographic Data
| ID | 711002 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebekah E Pite |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebekah E |
| FAMILY NAME | Pite |
| SIGNATURE | PITE R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lafayette College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6919-7196 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Servers and the Served
Since the 1700s, people across South America have been entranced by yerba mate (literally, herbs in a cup). First introduced to the Spaniards by the native Guaraní people of Paraguay two centuries prior, this naturally caffeinated plant became one of South America’s most important colonial commodities. Indigenous laborers toiled to produce it in swampy forests, while Spanish and Jesuit traders made it an expected part of everyday life across most…
Mistress vs Maid
Rethinking Race in Modern Argentina
This book reconsiders the relationship between race and nation in Argentina during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and places Argentina firmly in dialog with the literature on race and nation in Latin America, from where it has long been excluded or marginalized for being a white, European exception in a mixed-race region. The contributors, based both in North America and Argentina, hail from the fields of history, anthropology, and lite…
Engendering Argentine History
As Dora Barrancos pointed out in her 2004 state-of-the-field essay, since theearly twentieth century, a small number of Argentine scholars have dedicatedthemselves to writing histories about women.3 The 1980s witnessed a significantincrease in female-focused scholarship across the world; and Argentina, especiallyafter the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, was no exception. In Argentina,as elsewhere in Latin America, scholars from other s…
Dignifying Argentina
Eduardo Elena (2011), vii+332 (University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, $40.95, paperback $27.95). Juan Peron's first tenure as President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 is among the most-studied
Así en la tele como en la casa? Patronas y empleadas en la década del sesenta en Argentina
A mediados del siglo XX, Doña Petrona C. de Gandulfo se convirtió en la experta en la cocina más famosa de Argentina. Su popularidad alcanzó nuevos picos cuando las clases de cocina junto a su asistente Juanita comenzaron a emitirse por televisión. Este artículo analiza el modelo de trabajo doméstico encarnado por las dos mujeres, comparándolo con el de otras amas de casa argentinas y sus empleadas domésticas en la década de 1960. Haciendo un amp…
Entertaining Inequalities
Over the course of the mid-twentieth century Doña Petrona C. de Gandulfo established herself as Argentina's leading domestic expert. Her popularity reached new heights when she began broadcasting her cooking lessons on television with her assistant, Juanita Bordoy. In this article, Rebekah Pite explores the model of domestic work portrayed by these two women in comparison to that of other Argentine homemakers and their paid help during the 1950s …
Entertaining Inequalities
Over the course of the mid-twentieth century Doña Petrona C. de Gandulfo established herself as Argentina's leading domestic expert. Her popularity reached new heights when she began broadcasting her cooking lessons on television with her assistant, Juanita Bordoy. In this article, Rebekah Pite explores the model of domestic work portrayed by these two women in comparison to that of other Argentine homemakers and their paid help during the 1950s …
Mistress vs Maid
Entertaining Inequalities
Over the course of the mid-twentieth century Doña Petrona C. de Gandulfo established herself as Argentina's leading domestic expert. Her popularity reached new heights when she began broadcasting her cooking lessons on television with her assistant, Juanita Bordoy. In this article, Rebekah Pite explores the model of domestic work portrayed by these two women in comparison to that of other Argentine homemakers and their paid help during the 1950s …
Dignifying Argentina
Eduardo Elena (2011), vii+332 (University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, $40.95, paperback $27.95). Juan Peron's first tenure as President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 is among the most-studied
Así en la tele como en la casa? Patronas y empleadas en la década del sesenta en Argentina
A mediados del siglo XX, Doña Petrona C. de Gandulfo se convirtió en la experta en la cocina más famosa de Argentina. Su popularidad alcanzó nuevos picos cuando las clases de cocina junto a su asistente Juanita comenzaron a emitirse por televisión. Este artículo analiza el modelo de trabajo doméstico encarnado por las dos mujeres, comparándolo con el de otras amas de casa argentinas y sus empleadas domésticas en la década de 1960. Haciendo un amp…
Engendering Argentine History
As Dora Barrancos pointed out in her 2004 state-of-the-field essay, since theearly twentieth century, a small number of Argentine scholars have dedicatedthemselves to writing histories about women.3 The 1980s witnessed a significantincrease in female-focused scholarship across the world; and Argentina, especiallyafter the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, was no exception. In Argentina,as elsewhere in Latin America, scholars from other s…
Rethinking Race in Modern Argentina
This book reconsiders the relationship between race and nation in Argentina during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and places Argentina firmly in dialog with the literature on race and nation in Latin America, from where it has long been excluded or marginalized for being a white, European exception in a mixed-race region. The contributors, based both in North America and Argentina, hail from the fields of history, anthropology, and lite…
Mistress vs Maid
The Servers and the Served
Since the 1700s, people across South America have been entranced by yerba mate (literally, herbs in a cup). First introduced to the Spaniards by the native Guaraní people of Paraguay two centuries prior, this naturally caffeinated plant became one of South America’s most important colonial commodities. Indigenous laborers toiled to produce it in swampy forests, while Spanish and Jesuit traders made it an expected part of everyday life across most…
History (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Gender and Feminist Studies (3 works) · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (3 works) · Humanities (3 works)