Reclaiming the Tomboy
The Body, Representation, and Identity
Lexington Books (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. July 2022
254 pages
978-1-9787-9411-5 (ISBN)
Description
With the tomboy figure currently operating in a liminal space between extinction and resurgence, Reclaiming the Tomboy: The Body, Identity, and Representation is an unabashed celebration of her rebellious, independent, and pioneering spirit. This collection examines the tomboy as she appears throughout history, in the arts and in real-life. It also addresses how she has changed over the centuries, adapting to the world around her and breaking new boundaries in new ways (sometimes with a "simple" selfie). While this collection addresses the claim of the tomboy as being antiquated or even "problematic," it more vigorously offers examples of where she is thriving and benefiting from her tomboy identity. Ultimately, this book underscores the tomboy's legacy as well as why she is still relevant, if not needed, today.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 b/w illustrations;3 tables;
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-9411-5 (9781978794115)
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Erica Joan Dymond | Jennifer Harrison | Holly Wells
Reclaiming the Tomboy
The Body, Representation, and Identity
Book
04/2024
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Persons
Erica Joan Dymond is assistant professor of English at East Stroudsburg University.
Jen Harrison is a freelance writer, editor, and dissertation coach.
Holly Wells is associate professor of English at East Stroudsburg University.
Jen Harrison is a freelance writer, editor, and dissertation coach.
Holly Wells is associate professor of English at East Stroudsburg University.
Content
PART I: A RETROSPECTIVE: THE TOMBOY IN HISTORY
1.Rise of the Marketplace Tomboy
Renée M. Sentilles
2.The Momboy: Maternal Tomboys on Stage
Lynn Deboeck
PART II: THE WRITTEN WORD: THE TOMBOY IN LITERATURE
3.Queer Epistemologies of the Tomboy in Stacey Waite's Butch Geography
CE Mackenzie
4.Reclaiming Female Power in Postcolonial Africa: The Tomboy in Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions
Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad
5.Tomboy Ethos in Children's Non-Fiction
Jennifer Harrison
PART III: THE SMALL SCREEN: THE TOMBOY ON TELEVISION
6."Whoever I Want to Be": Tomboy and/as Femme Fatale in Marvel's Agent Carter
Cara McClintock-Walsh
7.Tomboys, Annedroids and the New Normal
Rebecca Feasey
8.Misnomers and Contemporizations: An Examination of the Tomboy Figure in the Duffer Brothers' Stranger Things
Erica Joan Dymond
PART IV: THE VIRTUAL WORLD: THE TOMBOY IN VIDEO GAMES AND ON THE INTERNET
9.Beyond Good and Evil ... and Gender and Humanism? Exploring Jade as a Posthuman Protagonist
Poppy Wilde
1.Rise of the Marketplace Tomboy
Renée M. Sentilles
2.The Momboy: Maternal Tomboys on Stage
Lynn Deboeck
PART II: THE WRITTEN WORD: THE TOMBOY IN LITERATURE
3.Queer Epistemologies of the Tomboy in Stacey Waite's Butch Geography
CE Mackenzie
4.Reclaiming Female Power in Postcolonial Africa: The Tomboy in Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions
Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad
5.Tomboy Ethos in Children's Non-Fiction
Jennifer Harrison
PART III: THE SMALL SCREEN: THE TOMBOY ON TELEVISION
6."Whoever I Want to Be": Tomboy and/as Femme Fatale in Marvel's Agent Carter
Cara McClintock-Walsh
7.Tomboys, Annedroids and the New Normal
Rebecca Feasey
8.Misnomers and Contemporizations: An Examination of the Tomboy Figure in the Duffer Brothers' Stranger Things
Erica Joan Dymond
PART IV: THE VIRTUAL WORLD: THE TOMBOY IN VIDEO GAMES AND ON THE INTERNET
9.Beyond Good and Evil ... and Gender and Humanism? Exploring Jade as a Posthuman Protagonist
Poppy Wilde
