基本説明
Offers an intricate look at the importance of style for girls in school.
Full Description
Writing against the grain of popular perception and moral panic, Pomerantz offers an intricate look at the importance of style for girls in school. Based on a year long ethnography in a Canadian high school, Pomerantz highlights style as a meaning-making practice that demands to be taken seriously.
Contents
Foreword - Bronwyn Davies Beyond the "Slut" Look: From Incitement to Identity Girls' Style as a Point of Convergence "Where It's At": Rhetorical Performances of East Side High "If You Dress Like This, Then You're Like That": Positions and Recognitions "I Dress the Way I Feel": Image, Agency, and Power Dressing the Part: Deep Surfaces and Contingent Conclusions