ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Girls’ Studies is the definitive guide to the international, interdisciplinary, and intersectional field of Girls’ Studies, bringing together leading and emerging scholars across a range of academic disciplines to address timely topics on global girls and girlhoods.
Spread across four thematic sections, the essays in this collection offer a glimpse into the evolution of the field, directly challenge and move beyond the field’s early shortcomings, provide compelling examples of current research, and suggest new directions for future Girls’ Studies scholars. Chapters explore the connections between girlhoods and such topics as sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, education, activism, social-class, ability, gender identity, media representation, and more.
The Routledge Companion to Girls’ Studies is of value to scholars and students of gender studies, media studies, sociology, education, health, literature, sexuality studies, communication, child and youth studies, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|98 pages
What Can Girls' Studies Be?
part Two|107 pages
Who Is the “Girl” in Girls' Studies?
chapter 9|14 pages
A Decolonial Approach to Leadership and Activism With Girls With Disabilities Across Southern Spaces
chapter 14|11 pages
“Girls Can't Do This Alone”
chapter 17|11 pages
Visibilizing Quinceañeras as Generational and Ethnic Bridge
part Three|110 pages
Representing Girls and Girlhoods
chapter 19|10 pages
Dare to Dream
chapter 21|13 pages
“What It Feels Like for a Girl”
chapter 22|11 pages
“Work, Sleep, Make Money”
chapter 24|13 pages
(Re)visiting a Girl Revolution
chapter 25|13 pages
The Erasure of Counter-Stereotypical Female Characters From Disney's Transmedia Toys
chapter 26|14 pages
Celebrity Girls' Studies
part Four|78 pages
Bodies, Sex, and Sexualities