An American Icon in Puerto Rico: Barbie, Girlhood, and (2022)

An American Icon in Puerto RicoBarbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play\nAuthor(s): Emily R. Aguil-Prez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Berghahn Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Berghahn Books\nISBN-13: 9781800733862, 978-1800733862\nSynopsis\nSince her creation in 1959, Barbie has become an icon of femininity to girls all over the world. In this study, author Emily R. Aguilo-Perez focuses on a group of multigenerational Puerto Rican women, exploring how playing with Barbie dolls as children has impacted their adult lives. By documenting the often-complicated relationships women have with Barbie dolls, Aguilo-Perez highlights the ways through which women and girls construct their own identities in relation to femininity, body image, race, and nationalism through Barbie play.