American Sweethearts: Teenage Girls in Twentieth-century Popular Culture

摘要: Teenage girls seem to have been discovered by American pop culture in the 1930s. From that time until present day, they appeared books and films, comics television, as embodied fantasies nightmares of youth, women, sexual maturation. Looking at such figures Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy Vampire Slayer, Britney Spears, Sweethearts shows how popular has shaped our view adolescent girl an individual who is simultaneously sexualized infantilized. While young women received some positive lessons from these cultural icons, overwhelming message conveyed characters stories inhabit stresses dominance father teenage girl's otherness, subordination, ineptitude. As sweet a cherry lollipop tangy Sweetart, this book entertaining yet thoughtful exploration image girl. Ilana Nash Assistant Professor English Western Michigan University, where she teaches courses on literature adolescence multiculturalism. Her research continues explore intersecting histories adolescence, gender construction, culture.