This book examines contemporary autobiographical narratives and their Italian and French translations. The comparative analyses of the texts are underpinned by the latest developments in translation studies that place emphasis on identity construction in translation and the role…
L'auteure, une Aspergirl, propose des explications pour mieux comprendre les relations entre les hommes et les femmes ayant un syndrome d'Asperger. Avec des conseils judicieux sur tous les aspects de la vie personnelle et professionnelles en passant par les sentiments de culpabi…
by alys, weinbaum, anne, gorsuch, barbara, sato, davarian, baldwin, kathy, peiss, liz, conor, lynn, thomas, madeleine, dong, mary, roberts, miriam, silverberg, priti, ramamurthy, ruri, ito, tani, barlow, timothy, burke, Uta, poiger
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During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her sometimes flashy, always fashionable appearance in city streets and cafes, in films, advertisements, and illustrated magazines. Modern Girls wore sex…
A collection that examines the global phenomenon of the Modern Girl that emerged in the 1920s and 30s.
In The Body Image Workbook for Teens, you'll find practical exercises and tips that address the most common factors that can lead to negative body image, including: comparison, negative self-talk, unrealistic media images, societal and family pressures, perfectionism, toxic frie…
A guide for parents to raise balanced and confident daughters, avoiding the pitfalls of the twenty-first century, such as 'pink princess' and 'perfect girl' syndromes. An absolute must-have parenting guide to raising girls in the 21st century. 'There can be no keener revelation…
Sue Palmer discusses challenges faced in the 21st century including: the problems facing parents in an age of materialism, the way gender wars have intensified those problems, the debate about the 'female brain' and the reasons why contemporary culture can be so damaging for chi…
"We cannot give what we do not have. So, if we do not love ourselves, or even if we are too obsessed with ourselves, how then can we love others? What Makes Us Girls examines the topic of self-worth through a modern cultural lens. Using examples from the author's life experience…
"A close examination of the relationship between media, art, and the "Electra complex." The feminist counterpart to Deleuze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus, Anti-Electra asserts that focusing on the escape of "the girl" from the Oedipus complex leads to a fundamental shift in our mo…
