Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz!
According to the renowned social critic and historian Paul Fussell, we are what we wear, and it doesn't look good. Uniforms, parses the hidden meanings of our apparel, from brass buttons to blue jeans, badges to feather flourishes, revealing what our clothing says about class, sex, and our desire to belong. With keen insight and considerable curmudgeonly flair, Fussell unfolds the history and cultural significance of all manner of attire, fondly analyzing the roles that uniforms play in a number of communities, the military, the church, health care, food service, sports and everyday civilian life.
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0:00 Introduction
3:45 About the Author
5:45 Ch1: Military Uniforms
17:15 Ch2: Blue Jeans
24:00 Ch3: Postal Police
31:40 Ch4: Clash of Klans
37:00 Ch5: Sports
43:20 Ch6: Academia
46:00 Ch7: Chefs
48:00 Ch8: Nurses
51:05 Ch9: Brides
54:00 Next Time & Goodbye!
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