Growing up with girl power : girlhood on screen and in everyday life / Rebecca C. Hains.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mediated youth ; v. 15.
Main Author: Hains, Rebecca C., 1976-
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Mediated youth ; v. 15.
Subjects:
Mass media and girls > United States.
Girls in mass media.
Girls > United States > Social conditions.
Feminism.
Physical Description:xiv, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The girl crisis and the riot grrrls
  • Girl power goes pop : the Spice Girls and marketed empowerment
  • Did the Spice Girls kill feminism? Young feminists speak
  • Girl power on screen : the rise of the girl hero
  • Methodology : researching girl power with girls
  • Girls rule! Sexism, strength, and empowerment
  • Girl heroes and identity : the limited typology of girl power
  • Girl heroes and beauty : the visual limits of girl power
  • Beyond girl heroes : girl power, racism, and power relations.