Girlhood in the Contemporary American Novel

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Girlhood in the Contemporary American Novel is written by Angelica De Vido and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1399528351 (ISBN 10) and 9781399528351 (ISBN 13).

What experiences constitute 'girlhood'? What personal and social pathways are available to girls in contemporary American fiction? These questions lie at the heart of this book, which argues that emancipatory new representations of girlhood have emerged in novels published between 1990-2020, in response to the social and cultural transformations that have been catalysed by the girl-centric agendas of contemporary feminism. Through analysing how twelve contemporary novelists depict girlhood as an expansive period during which girls can fulfil a range of personal and socio-political agendas - from pursuing intellectual ambitions at university, to achieving self-realisation through solo travel - this book investigates how contemporary fiction asks readers to view girlhood anew, by reimagining the personal, narrative and social possibilities of American girlhood.