Vincent Vinikas
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Vincent Vinikas's research focuses on the social and cultural history of the United States, particularly examining themes of cleanliness, media, and racial violence. His publications explore the American pursuit of cleanliness from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, including the role of advertising in shaping hygiene practices. He has also investigated the impact of television on the post-World War II American family ideal. A significant portion of his work addresses racial violence, with publications detailing specific instances of lynching, such as the Emmett Till case and the 1904 Saint Charles, Arkansas, lynching, and their broader implications for American society. Vinikas also examines the commercialization of American holidays. His scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 6, with 28 publications and 444 citations.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 28
- Citations: 444
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Ph.D. publications 1989–2023University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Peter Ward. The Clean Body: A Modern History. (2023)
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Paul Rutherford. The Adman’s Dilemma: From Barnum to Trump. (2020)
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Pioneers of Promotion: How Press Agents for Buffalo Bill, P. T. Barnum, and the World's Columbian Exposition Created Modern Marketing (2019)
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A Review of “The Sounds of Capitalism: Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture” (2013)
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Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression. By Morris Dickstein. (New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton, 2009. Pp.xxiii, 598. $29.95.) (2011)
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Dying to Be Beautiful: The Fight for Safe Cosmetics (2006)
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(2005)
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Juliann Sivulka . Stronger than Dirt: A Cultural History of Advertising Personal Hygiene in America, 1875–1940 Amherst, N.Y.: Humanity Books. 2001. Pp. 369. $28.00 (2003)
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Suellen Hoy. Chasing Dirt: The American Pursuit of Cleanliness. New York: Oxford University Press. 1995. Pp. xiv, 258. $25.00 (1997)
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Vitamania: Vitamins in American Culture. By Rima D. Apple (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1996. xi plus 245pp. $48.00/hardcover $18.95/paperback) (1997)
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Consuming Angels: Advertising and Victorian Women. By Lori Anne Loeb (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. xii plus 224pp. $29.95) (1996)
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Lynn Spigel. Make Room for TV: Television and the Family Ideal in Postwar America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1992. Pp. x, 236. Cloth $42.00, paper $15.95 (1993)
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Advertising and the Transformation of American Society, 1865–1920. By James D. Norris. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1990. Pp. xviii, 206. $39.95. (1992)
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Lustrum of the Cleanliness Institute, 1927-1932 (1989)
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