Kim Marie Vaz is the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of education at Xavier University of Louisiana. Her area of research is the use of expressive arts as a response to large-group social trauma.
Video: Steppin' Out (WYES)
Audio: Vaz talks about the African American heritage of Mardi Gras on the Jim Engster Show
Audio: The 'Baby Dolls' Of Mardi Gras: A Fun Tradition With A Serious Side (NPR Weekend Edition)
Audio: Vaz discusses her book with Susan Larson, host of The Reading Life (WWNO)
Audio: Tom Joyner presents Little Known Black History Fact: Baby Dolls
Review: They Call Me Baby Doll (Gambit)
Dixie, ‘Baby Dolls’ explore New Orleans subjects (The Advocate)
Exhibit spotlights gaudy celebration of women in Carnival (The Advocate)
Barrier-breaking Baby Dolls (Ms. blog)
Revealed: The fascinating (and seedy) roots of the traditional Baby Dolls of Mardi Gras (Daily Mail UK)
African-American baby doll tradition is undergoing a revival in New Orleans for Mardi Gras (The Washington Post)
Mardi Gras Baby Doll maskers bring joy to Louisiana State Museum (The Times-Picayune)
Little Known Black History Fact: Baby Dolls (Black America)
Baby Dolls instigate Carnival fun (Tulane New Wave)
Baby Dolls shaped Mardi Gras and jazz in NOLA (The News Star)
Subverting the Status Quo (New Orleans Living)
Museum exhibit listing
More information about the exhibit
Learn more about the tradition at TheyCallMeBabyDoll.org
