Horse crazy: girls and the lives of horses
Auteur :
Halley, Jean O’Malley
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820355368
Date de publication :
1 juil. 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores the meaning behind the love between girls and horses. Jean O'Malley Halley examines how popular culture, including the "pony book" genre, uses horses to encourage conformity to gender norms but also insists that the loving relationship between a girl and a horse fundamentally challenges sexist and mainstream ideas of girlhood.