Produkt
KlappentextObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The haunted doll has long been a trope in horror movies, but like many fears, there is some truth at its heart. Dolls are possessed-by our aspirations. They're commonly used as a tool to teach mothering to young girls, but more often they are avatars of the idealized feminine self. (The word "doll" even acts as shorthand for a desirable woman.) They instruct girls what to strive for in society, reinforcing dominant patriarchal, heteronormative, white views around class, bodies, history, and celebrity, in insidious ways. Girls´ dolls occupy the opposite space of boys´ action figures, which represent masculinity, authority, warfare, and conflict. By analyzing dolls from 17th century Japanese Hinamatsuri festivals, to the 80s American Girl Dolls, and even to today´s bitmoji, Doll reveals how the objects society encourages us to play with as girls shape the women we become.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-5013-8086-0
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum03.11.2022
ReiheObject Lessons
Seiten160 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 119 mm, Höhe 164 mm, Dicke 18 mm
Gewicht154 g
Artikel-Nr.58665411
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GenreGeschichte/Politik