Adiós, Barbie : young women write about body image and identity / edited by Ophira Edut ; foreword...
Adiós, Barbie : young women write about body image and identity / edited by Ophira Edut ; foreword...
Adiós, Barbie : young women write about body image and identity / edited by Ophira Edut ; foreword by Rebecca Walker.
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Publisher
Seattle, Wash. : Seal Press, c1998.
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N155.91/17
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxiv, 236 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
foreword / rebecca walker -- introduction / ophira edut -- my brown face / mira jacob -- klaus barbie, and other dolls i'd like to see / susan jane gilman -- the butt: its politics, its profanity, its power / erin j. aubry -- the skinny on small / diane sepanski -- becoming la mujer / marisa navarro...
breaking the model / graciela (chely) rodriguez -- body image: third wave feminism's issue? / amelia (amy) richards -- all-american girls: jock chic, body image and sports / leslie heywood -- marked for life: tattoos and the redefinition of self / silja j. a. talvi -- at home in my body: an asian-am...
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Publisher
Seattle, Wash. : Seal Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
In fresh and incisive essays, twenty-eight young women expand the national dialogue about body image to include race, ethnicity, sexuality and power issues that, while often overlooked, are intimately linked to how women feel about their bodies. Adios, Barbie collects stories filled with honesty and humor by women who have chosen to ignore, subvert...
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Adiós, Barbie : young women write about body image and identity / edited by Ophira Edut ; foreword by Rebecca Walker.
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c1998.
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N155.91/17
Record Identifier
74VvMQvwLM0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvMQvwLM0y
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ISBN
1580050166 (pbk.)
9781580050166 (pbk.)
DDC
155.91
MMS ID
991007273249702626
