This collection of essays offers a complicated portrait and analysis of girls in the 21st Century. From riot grrls to Spice Girls to good girls to bad girls, Anita Harris successfully captures the diversity and similarities of the modern girl and the girl culture of the millennium. Featuring intriguing essays from feminists such as Michelle Fine, Angela McRobbie, Valerie Walkerdine, Nancy Lesko, Niobe Way, Jennifer Baumgardner and Deborah Tolman, this work brings to life the identities of today's young women. The contributors cover all aspects of girlhood from around the world and strike upon such key areas as schooling, sexuality, popular culture and identity.
Despite being a bit dense at times, the subject matter is so intriguing and spot on that it makes the book 100% worth your time. 4 stars.
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