Girl Culture - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0811837904 ISBN 13 : 9780811837903

Editeur : Chronicle Books, 2002

Synopsis

Book by Lauren Greenfield

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

American girlhood ain't what it used to be. Maybe there are pockets of girls out there who still revel in the Little House on the Prairie books or dress up their dolls or run lemonade stands. But they aren't catching the eyes of sociologists, who seem to agree that girls today are growing up in a hyper-sexualized peer pressure-cooker and they don't show up in Girl Culture, a new book from photographer Lauren Greenfield (Chronicle Books; $40.00). Even the youngest girls in Greenfield's gritty, gorgeous portraits are far too busy dressing up like Barbie dolls to play with them.
A gentle warning: this is not a book for parents desperate to maintain their naivete about what's happening in their daughters' lives: these accounts show you more than you've ever imagined about the sexual and social habits of girls. Greenfield's photographs are accompanied by narratives from the girls themselves; the stories they tell, which are unflinchingly raw and honest, are often difficult to read. No matter how well you think you understand what goes on in adolescent life, it can be shocking to read first-hand accounts of the jealousy, pettiness, meanness and general anxiety that characterize female adolescence.
The girls in this book range in age from pre-school to post-grad. And Greenfield makes good use of the insecurities of each age, zeroing in on the shame of an 11-year-old at fat camp, emphasizing the anxiety of an up-and-coming actress standing outside her trailer, highlighting the terrible uncertainty of a teenage girl who is banished, by virtue of her rounded face and curly dark hair, from the blonde, slim world of the popular girls.
While it will come as no surprise to learn that beauty and appearance feature prominently the minds of most girls, Greenfield's portraits reveal the force with which the need to be desired, even objectified, in a very adult way is expressed, as well as the unexpected ambivalence with which that objectification, once achieved, once achieved, is met. --Time.com

'Coupled with her some of subjects unflinching reflections on what it means to be a woman, Greenfield's insights into American girl culture are shocking, at times unsettling and bleak, and they ve lost none of their force today. The book was first published before the widespread birth of the internet, and is an example of the potential women have for using their image to express their own agency and truth. 16 years on, the trends may have changed, but many women are now following Greenfield's lead in creating the world they believe needs to be exposed.' --AnOthermag.com

"This book is an utterly vital time capsule, and in fact all her work confirms her as - for me - one of the most important documentary photographers working today. (5 stars)" --Amateur Photographer

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Renowned photographer Lauren Greenfield has won acclaim and awards for her studies of youth culture. In Girl Culture, she combines a photojournalist s sense of story with fine-art composition and color to create an astonishing and intelligent exploration of American girls. Her photographs provide a window into the secret worlds of girls social lives and private rituals, the dressing room and locker room, as well as the iconic subcultures of the popular clique: cheerleaders, showgirls, strippers, debutantes, actresses, and models. With 100 hypnotic photographs, 20 interviews with the subjects, and an introduction by foremost historian of American girlhood Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Greenfield reveals the exhibitionist nature of modern femininity and how far it has drifted from the feminine ideologies of the past.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0811837904
• ISBN 13: 9780811837903
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 156