Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature
Author:   Kristen B. Proehl
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367666200


Pages:   164
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature


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From Jo March of Little Women (1868) to Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games (2008), the American tomboy figure has evolved into an icon of modern girlhood and symbol of female empowerment. Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature traces the development of the tomboy figure from its origins in nineteenth-century sentimental novels to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and film.

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Author:   Kristen B. Proehl
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780367666200


ISBN 10:   0367666200
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Tomboys in Rag Alley: Understanding Cap Black and the Sentimental Tradition 2 Teaching Jo: Philanthropy, Education, and the Tomboy Trajectory in Louisa May Alcott’s Trilogy 3 Tomboys on the Prairie: Violence, Discipline, and Community in the Little House Series 4 Queer Sentiments: Tomboyism and Familial Belonging in Carson McCullers’s The Member of the Wedding 5 Scout as Social Critic: Sympathetic Alliances in To Kill a Mockingbird 6 Beasts of the Southern Wild: Queer Childhood, Race, and the Dystopian South Coda Works Cited Index

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Kristen Proehl is an assistant professor of English at SUNY-Brockport, where she teaches courses in children’s and young adult literature. Her work has appeared in Jeunesse, The Journal of Lesbian Studies, and several essay collections. She is currently working on a second book project on queer friendship in adolescent literature.

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