Paper Dolls

Katherine H. Adams is a professor emerita of the Department of English at Loyola University New Orleans. The late Michael L. Keene was a professor emeritus of English at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Paper Power Begins2. Political Satire and Change3. Paper Characters and the Creativity of Toy Theatres4. ­Paper-Doll Books: The Movable Voyage of Education5. The Myth of the American Family6. Fashion Paper Dolls: The True Woman’s “Evil Twin”7. Transformation and the Celebrity Paper DollBetween pages 128 and 129 are 12 color plates containing 22 photographs8. Paper Doll as Symbol: Vulnerability and Medical Care9. Paper Doll as Symbol: The Male Desire for the Not Real10. Paper Doll as Symbol in Feminist Films and Novels11. Paper Doll as Symbol: For the Young Adult Audience12. Paper Doll as Symbol: LGBTQ Culture13. The Paper Figure in the ­Twenty-First CenturyConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“An original and seminal work of truly impressive and informative scholarship...unique...unreservedly recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “A serious deep dive into how paper dolls have been used to convey a wide range of messages through history, from the personal to the political. Many fascinating stories...richly illustrated.... This is a book to enjoy at your leisure. Dip in at any point, and you’re bound to learn something new...and to look at your beloved paper dolls in a new light.”—Paperdoll Review.