Girls
"a complex and dense study, a unique achievement, and an exciting model for feminist cultural studies." --Australian Feminist Studies"arguably one of the most comprehensive cultural theory texts in girls' studies, engaging as well as challenging famous theorists in their analysis or ignorance of girlhood" --Feminist CollectionsDriscoll discusses the ways in which young women have been involved in the production and consumption of theories and representations of girls, feminine adolescence, and the 'girl market.'(Family Therapy)The result is an erudite and crisp exegesis of many contemporary theorists, interspersed with readings of popular culture itself.... it is a smart and suggestive intellectual montage.(Jane H. HunterAmerican Studies)A lucid and original study of girl culture... both challenging and rewarding.(Emma LigginsYear's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory1900-01-00)