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<\/figure>eBook<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n AN AMERICAN ICON IN PUERTO RICO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emily R. Aguil\u00f3-P\u00e9rez<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since her creation in 1959, Barbie has become an icon of femininity to girls all over the world. In this study, author Emily R. Aguil\u00f3-P\u00e9rez focuses on a group of multigenerational Puerto Rican women and girls, exploring how playing with Barbie dolls as children has impacted their lives. By documenting the often-complicated relationships girls have with Barbie dolls, Aguil\u00f3-P\u00e9rez highlights the ways through which women and girls construct their own identities in relation to femininity, body image, race, and nationalism through Barbie play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volume 4 in Transnational Girlhoods<\/em><\/a>, a series focusing on the interdisciplinary field of Girlhood Studies that encompasses studies of feminism, women and gender, and childhood and youth and extending into such areas as sociology, anthropology, development studies, children\u2019s literature, and cultural studies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Paperback<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n DECONSTRUCTING DOLLS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Girlhoods and the Meanings of Play<\/p>\n\n\n\n Edited by Miriam Forman-Brunell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deconstructing Dolls<\/em> 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. By utilizing a variety of new approaches, this collected volume seeks to understand the historical and contemporary significance of dolls and girlhood play, particularly as they relate to social meanings in the lives of girls and young women across race, age, time, and culture. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Berghahn Journals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Free access to the articles below until March 16, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GIRLHOOD\nSTUDIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbie\nversus Modulor Ideal Bodies, Buildings, and Typical Users<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Frederika Eilers (Vol. 5, Issue 1)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some\nAssembly Required: Black Barbie and the Fabrication of Nicki Minaj<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Forman-BrunellDeconstructing.jpg\")
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