Girlhood

, by Jiwani, Yasmin; Steenbergen, Candis; Mitchell, Claudia

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ISBN: 9781551642765 | 155164276X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/15/2006

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Girlhood is a collection of essays on girls, girlhood and girl culture. Drawing from the works of national and international scholars, this book focuses on the multifaceted nature of girls' lived experiences. Examined is racism, sexism and classism; the power and politics of schoolgirl style; encounters with violence; cyberspace; sexuality; identity formation; and popular culture.

Preface

vii

Introduction

Girlhood: Surveying The Terrain

Yasmin Jiwani

Candis Steenbergen

Claudia Mitchell

Aboriginal Girls In Canada: Living Histories Of Dislocation, Exploitation And Strength

(14)

Pamela J. Downe

Survivor Stories, Surviving Narratives: Autobiography, Memory And Trauma Across Generations

(19)

Hourig Attarian

Hermig Yogurtian

Les Filles Francophones Au Pluriel: Opening Up Girlhood Studies To Francophones

(19)

Rachel Gouin

Fathiya Wais

Violence In The Lives Of Girls In Canada: Creating Spaces Of Understanding And Change

(17)

Yasmin Hussein

Helene Berman

Romy Poletti

Rian Lougheed-Smith

Azmina Ladha

Ashley Ward

Barb MacQuarrie

Racialized Violence And Girls And Young Women Of Colour

(19)

Yasmin Jiwani

Locality, Participatory Action Research, And Racialized Girls' Struggles For Citizenship

(20)

Jo-Anne Lee

Power Camp National/Filles d'Action: Working With/(In)tention

109

(13)

Tatiana Fraser

Sarah Mangle

Sugar And Spice And Something More Than Nice? Queer Girls And Transformations Of Social Exclusion

122

(16)

Marnina Gonick

Talking (Behind Your) Back: Young Women And Resistance

138

(17)

Rebecca Raby

``I'm Going To Crush You Like A Bug'': Understanding Girls' Agency And Empowerment

155

(18)

Dawn H. Currie

Deirdre M. Kelly

``Did You See What She Was Wearing?'' The Power And Politics Of Schoolgirl Style

173

(18)

Shauna Pomerantz

From The Curse To The Rag: Online gURLs Rewrite The Menstruation Narrative

191

(17)

Michele Polak

Pretty In Panties: Moving Beyond The Innocent Child Paradigm In Reading Preteen Modeling Websites

208

(19)

Sophie Wertheimer

I Am (A) Canadien(ne): Canadian Girls And Television Culture

227

(16)

Michele Byers

Coda

243

(2)

References

245

(20)

About the Contributors

265

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Girlhood

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