An American Icon in Puerto Rico: Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play
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Description
Since her creation in 1959, Barbie has become an icon of femininity to girls all over the world. 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. By documenting the often-complicated relationships girls have with Barbie dolls, Aguiló-Pérez highlights the ways through which women and girls construct their own identities in relation to femininity, body image, race, and nationalism through Barbie play.
ISBN
978-1-80073-386-2
Publication Date
2-2022
Publisher
Berghahn Books
City
New York
Keywords
Barbie, gender studies, sexuality, Puerto Rico, Latin America, Caribbean, culture studies
Disciplines
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Recommended Citation
Aguiló-Pérez, Emily R., "An American Icon in Puerto Rico: Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play" (2022). English Faculty Books. 4.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/engfaculty_books/4