Women’s History Month, celebrated during March in the US, and International Women’s day, celebrated March 8th across the world, present an opportunity to honor women’s contributions to history, culture and society while calling for greater equality.
In recognition, Berghahn is delighted to offer discount code IWD2022 for 25% off all Gender Studies print & eBooks throughout March. In addition, Berghahn Journals is offering FREE access to Girlhood Studies until March 15th. Scroll down to view redemption details and read Open Access volumes of the journal Aspasia: The International Yearbook of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Women’s and Gender History.
DECONSTRUCTING DOLLS
Girlhoods and the Meanings of Play
Edited by Miriam Forman-Brunell
Deconstructing Dolls pushes the boundaries of doll studies by expanding the definition of dolls, ages of doll players, sites of play, research methods, and application of theory.
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FRIENDSHIP WITHOUT BORDERS
Women’s Stories of Power, Politics, and Everyday Life across East and West Germany
Phil Leask
“Beginning and advanced students can learn much from this highly readable book. Its bottom-up view of postwar German history is revealing even to the expert...” • German History
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GENDER IN GEORGIA
Feminist Perspectives on Culture, Nation, and History in the South Caucasus
Edited by Maia Barkaia and Alisse Waterston
“This book is recommended reading to anybody interested in Georgia with a broad variety of topics where every reader can find something interesting.” • East European Politics
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SISTERS IN ARMS
Militant Feminisms in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1968
Katharina Karcher
“Karcher’s study of militant feminism encourages scholars to re-think the history of feminism, and reflect on how changes to feminist politics and practice have shaped what is considered feminist, and the writing of feminism, more broadly.” • English Historical Review
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CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2019
SOFIA COPPOLA
The Politics of Visual Pleasure
Anna Backman Rogers
A feminist study of the mood, texture, tone, and multifaceted meaning of director Sofia Coppola’s aesthetic through her most influential and well-known films.
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MARGARET MEAD
Paul Shankman
This short volume is an ideal starting point for anyone wanting to learn about, arguably, the most famous anthropologist of the twentieth century.
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FRANÇOISE HÉRITIER
Gérald Gaillard
Foreword by Michelle Perrot
“This book will be a revelation to many anthropologists and feminist scholars.” • Adam Kuper, London School of Economics
Follows the life of French anthropologist Françoise Héritier, who had a lasting impact on a generation of French anthropologists that continues to this day.
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THE VIRAGO STORY
Assessing the Impact of a Feminist Publishing Phenomenon
Catherine Riley
“Not only does it evocatively capture a historical moment, but it also serves as an important case study in business history, provides a critical intellectual history of feminism, and even alters our understanding of the book itself.” • Jennifer Scanlon, Bowdoin College
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THE WOMEN’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT
Impacts and Outcomes
Edited by Kristina Schulz
This collection represents the first systematic investigation of Women’s Liberation movement’s cumulative impacts and achievements within the West.
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NEW IMAGINARIES
Youthful Reinvention of Ukraine’s Cultural Paradigm
Edited and Translated by Marian J. Rubchak
“Without doubt, this volume offers pioneering contributions and fills gaps on the subject of women in the Ukraine. It thus contributes to opening up a new era in the research on gender in the Ukraine.” • Genre & Histoire
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WAR AND WOMEN ACROSS CONTINENTS
Autobiographical and Biographical Experiences
Edited by Shirley Ardener, Fiona Armitage-Woodward, and Lidia Dina Sciama
Drawing on family materials, historical records, and eyewitness accounts, this book shows the impact of war on individual women caught up in diverse and often treacherous situations.
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MAD MÄDCHEN
Feminism and Generational Conflict in Recent German Literature and Film
Margaret McCarthy
“This book is not for those new to these primary texts, but, for those who are curious about contemporary feminisms and their complicated, messy, and awkward expressions, it provides rich reading.” • Feminist German Studies
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Featured Series: Transnational Girlhoods
Girlhood Studies has emerged over the last decade as a strong area of interdisciplinary research and activism, encompassing studies of feminism, women and gender, and childhood and youth and extending into such areas as sociology, anthropology, development studies, children’s literature, and cultural studies. As the first book series to focus specifically on this exciting field, Transnational Girlhoods will help to advance the research and activism agenda by publishing full-length monographs and edited collections that reflect a robust interdisciplinary and global perspective. For a full selection of volumes please visit series webpage.
AN AMERICAN ICON IN PUERTO RICO
Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play
Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez
In this study, author Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez focuses on a group of multigenerational Puerto Rican women and girls, exploring how playing with Barbie dolls as children has impacted their lives.
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LIVING LIKE A GIRL
Agency, Social Vulnerability and Welfare Measures in Europe and Beyond
Edited by Maria A. Vogel and Linda Arnell
“This collection truly captures what it means to live like a girl in contemporary Europe, and it is sure to be a key resource for scholars working in the area for years to come.” • Fiona Vera-Gray, Durham University
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For a full selection of volumes please visit series webpage.
Open Access
GIRLHOOD AND THE POLITICS OF PLACE
Edited by Claudia Mitchell and Carrie Rentschler
“Firmly grounded in gender and women’s studies’ core concepts and questions, students and scholars alike will find this an important contribution Girlhood Studies, which each chapter promising various applications perhaps not yet considered.” • Canadian Women’s Studies
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THE SURPLUS WOMAN
Unmarried in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
Catherine L. Dollard
“[This book] is a considerable achievement. The Surplus Woman is essential reading not only for feminist historians but also for anyone with an interest in gender politics and culture and deserves a wide audience.” · Reviews in History
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Berghahn Journals
OPEN ACCESS!
ASPASIA
The International Yearbook of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Women’s and Gender History
Senior Editor: Sharon Kowalsky, Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA
Open Access Volumes
Special Forum on Socialist Masculinities (Vol. 15)
Volume 14
Volume 13
GIRLHOOD STUDIES
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Editor-in-Chief: Claudia Mitchell, McGill University
In recognition of International Women’s Day, Berghahn Journals is offering FREE ACCESS to Girlhood Studies until March 15. To access, use code IWD22. View redemption details.
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