New Books Podcast: Beauty Regimes

Beauty Regimes: A History of Power and Modern Empire in the Philippines, 1898-1941 (Duke UP, 2023) by Genevieve Clutario, describes how beauty and fashion in the Philippines shaped the imperial expansion and nation building during the transition between Spanish, American, and Japanese empires.

Genevieve Alva Clutario is Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College.

This episode was produced by NYSEAN partner the New Books Network.