This is a two-volume encyclopedia about contemporary culture, edited by Claudia A. Mitchell and Jacqueline Reid-Walsh.
Girl Culture is a favorite in my collection, as my research involves girl culture and related themes. It is written for a broad audience as well as for scholars, and is organized in a section containing essays and a section with alphabetized entries.
The essays cover everything from dolls to style to how to study girl culture. The alphabetized entries are also comprehensive and rich, from Christina Aguilera to stereotypes of hair, from lipstick to bedrooms, from compulsory heterosexuality to zines to Lara Croft and Nancy Drew. There are also great introductory chapters on girl culture and femininity!
The two editors are both renowned academics from Canada. However, it is true that the encyclopedia aims at a wider audience and it is a good reference guide for anyone interested in girl culture as well as for girlhood studies scholars.
I love this encyclopedia and I would totally recommend!
Have a good evening, always with beauty and a book! xxx
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