Carina Chocano

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oklahoma

On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, and Other Mixed Messages

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM

A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR THE ART OF THE ESSAY



"If Hollywood's treatment of women leaves you wanting, you'll find good, heady company inYou Play the Girl."--ELLE



As a kid in the 1970s and 80s, Carina Chocano was confused by the mixed messages all around her; messages that told her who she could be--and who she couldn't. Dutifully absorbing all the conflicting information the culture has to offer on how to be a woman, Chocano grappled with sexed up sidekicks, princesses waiting to be saved, and morally infallible angels who seemed to have no opinions of their own. She learned that "the girl" is not a person,but a man's idea of what a woman should be--she's whatever the hero needs her to be in order to become himself. It wasn't until she spent five years as a movie critic, and was laid off just after her daughter was born, however, that she really came to understand how the stories the culture tells us about what it means to be a girl limit our lives and shape our destinies. She resolved to rewrite her own story.



InYou Play the Girl, Chocano blends formative personal stories with insightful and emotionally powerful analysis. Moving from Bugs Bunny to Playboy Bunnies, from Flashdance to Frozen, from the progressive '70s through the backlash '80s, the glib '90s, and the pornified aughts--and at stops in between--she explains how growing up in the shadow of "the girl" taught her to think about herself and the world and what it means to raise a daughter in the face of these contorted reflections. In the tradition of Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, and Susan Sontag, Chocano brilliantly shows that our identities are more fluid than wethink, and certainly more complex than anything we see on any kind of screen.

Category - Non Fiction / Social Science

Format - Paperback

Condition - Excellent

Listed - 10 months ago

Views - 15

Wishes - 2

Ships From - Oklahoma

Est. Publication Date - Aug 2017

Additional Information

Publisher Description

You Play the Girl

By:

$1.75 $2.50

Condition

Format

Meet the seller

Discover more

You Play the Girl

By: Carina Chocano

'You Play the Girl' readers also enjoyed:

Additional titles by Carina Chocano

Recently Viewed

Browse by categories

Category - Non Fiction / Social Science

Format - Paperback

Condition - Excellent

Listed - 10 months ago

Views - 15

Wishes - 2

Ships From - Oklahoma

Est. Publication Date - Aug 2017

Additional Information

Publisher Description

You Play the Girl

By:

$1.75 $2.50

Condition

Format

Meet the seller

Discover more

You Play the Girl

By: Carina Chocano

'You Play the Girl' readers also enjoyed:

Additional titles by Carina Chocano

Recently Viewed