Tomboys: A Literary and Cultural History

by Michelle Ann Abate

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The history of the shifting image of the tomboy in popular culture.

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amberluscious 20 reviews

This is a very insightful and educational book on the history of tomboyism in the United States and its relation to racism and appropriation of Black and POC cultures. The author has put together a pretty extensive study of literature and movies covering 100 years. The bibliography and index are substantial. This is not light reading, this is a study.

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Michelle Ann Abate

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Michelle Ann Abate is a professor of literature for children and young adults at The Ohio State University. She is the author of five books, including Tomboys: A Literary and Cultural History, Bloody Murder: The Homicide Tradition in Children's Literature, and Funny Girls: Guffaws, Guts, and Gender in Classic American Comics.

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Lambda Literary Award (Nominee – LGBT Studies – 2009)

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Tomboys: A Literary and Cultural History

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