American Icon in Puerto Rico - Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism At Play

Since her creation in 1959, Barbie has become an icon of femininity to girls all over the world. In this monograph, author Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez explores the ways through which women and girls in Puerto Rico construct their own identities in relation to femininity, body image, race, and nationalism through Barbie play.

A propos de l'auteur

Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez is an Associate Professor of English at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in publications including The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children’s Literature, Oxford Bibliographies in Childhood Studies, and Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures. She served as guest editor for a special issue of Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, and she is a book reviewer for Latinxs in Kid Lit.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Emily R. Aguilo-Perez, Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez, Emily R. Aguilo-Perez Aguilo-Perez
• Edition: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781805391111
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-111-1
• Pages: 208
• Thème: Transnational Girlhoods
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; Puerto Rico, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Women, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Age Groups, Age groups and generations