An 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 study, author Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez focuses on a group of multigenerational Puerto Rican women and girls, exploring how playing with Barbie dolls as children has impacted their lives. By document...

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1. Verfasser: Aguiló-Pérez, Emily R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York ; Oxford Berghahn 2022
Schriftenreihe:Transnational girlhoods volume 4
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Zusammenfassung:Since her creation in 1959, Barbie has become an icon of femininity to girls all over the world. In this study, author Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez focuses on a group of multigenerational Puerto Rican women and girls, exploring how playing with Barbie dolls as children has impacted their lives. By documenting the often-complicated relationships girls have with Barbie dolls, Aguiló-Pérez 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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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 181 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781800733879
DOI:10.1515/9781800733879

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