Deconstructing Dolls

Girlhoods and the Meanings of Play

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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The age-old trivialization of girls and devaluation of youth cultures has led to a disregard of dolls as legitimate sources of documentary evidence, even among scholars. It was not until the late nineteenth century that changing notions of childhood first gave rise to research on children, and a new appreciation of the social importance of play. Deconstructing Dolls explores the role of dolls in girlhood and young womanhood, seeking to understand the historical and contemporary significance of dolls particularly as they relate social meanings in the lives of girls.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-03-05
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt302 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor160
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781800731035

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List of illustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Interrogating the Meanings of Dolls: New Directions in Doll StudiesMiriam Forman-BrunellChapter 1. Dolling Up History: Fictions of Jewish American GirlhoodLisa MarcusChapter 2. “A Story, Exemplified in a Series of Figures”: Paper Doll versus Moral Tale in the Nineteenth CenturyHannah FieldChapter 3. From American Girls into American Women: A Discussion of American Girl Doll NostalgiaMolly BrookfieldChapter 4. Barbie versus Modulor: Ideal Bodies, Buildings, and Typical UsersFrederika EilersChapter 5. Handmade Identities: Girls, Dolls and DIYApril Renée MandronaChapter 6. An Afternoon of Productive Play with Problematic Dolls: The Importance of Foregrounding Children’s Voices in ResearchRebecca C. HainsChapter 7. Some Assembly Required: Black Barbie and the Fabrication of Nicki MinajJennifer Dawn WhitneyChapter 8. Black Girls and Dolls Navigating Race, Class, and Gender in TorontoJanet Rosemarie Seow