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Author:

Hains, Rebecca C., 1976-

Title:

Growing up with girl power : girlhood on screen and in everyday life / Rebecca C. Hains.

Publisher:

Peter Lang,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xiv, 315 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Mass media and girls--United States.
Girls in mass media.
Girls--United States--Social conditions.
Feminism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.[287]-304) and index.

Contents:

The girl crisis and the riot grrrls -- Girl power goes pop : the Spice Girls and marketed empowerment -- Did the Spice Girls kill feminism? Young feminists speak -- Girl power on screen : the rise of the girl hero -- Methodology : researching girl power with girls -- Girls rule! Sexism, strength, and empowerment -- Girl heroes and identity : the limited typology of girl power -- Girl heroes and beauty : the visual limits of girl power -- Beyond girl heroes : girl power, racism, and power relations.

Series:

Mediated youth, 1555-1814 ; v. 15.

ISBN:

143311139X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781433111396 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1433111381 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781433111389 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)741937722

LCCN:

2011028990

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)