American Icon in Puerto Rico

Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play

AvEmily R. Aguiló-Pérez

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Since her creation in 1959, Barbie has become an icon of femininity to girls all over the world. In this study, author Emily R. Aguilo-Perez focuses on a group of multigenerational Puerto Rican women, exploring how playing with Barbie dolls as children has impacted their adult lives. By documenting the often-complicated relationships women have with Barbie dolls, Aguilo-Perez highlights the ways through which women and girls construct their own identities in relation to femininity, body image, race, and nationalism through Barbie play.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-02-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:442 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Transnational Girlhoods
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781800733862

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Emily R. Aguilo-Perez is an Assistant 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.

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“The book provides a thought-provoking and insightful exploration of the transnational impact of Barbie as a cultural object, highlighting the importance of critically examining the cultural products that shape our understanding of gender, race, and identity.” • Women's Studies

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Transnational Doll from Our ChildhoodsChapter 1. Girlhood, Dolls, and Barbie: Spaces of Innocence?Chapter 2. The Politics of Barbie in Puerto Rico: A New Icon EmergesChapter 3. Fashioning a Self: Experiences of Body and Feminine Identities with BarbieChapter 4. Accessing Barbie: Conversations about Class and RaceChapter 5. All in the Family: Barbie's Place in Familial DynamicsConclusion: Growing up with Barbie: Her Impact on Puerto Rican GirlhoodsReferencesIndex