Lexington Books
Pages: 230
Trim: 6 x 9⅜
978-1-4985-5058-1 • Hardback • December 2018 • $123.00 • (£95.00)
978-1-4985-5060-4 • Paperback • August 2020 • $47.99 • (£37.00)
978-1-4985-5059-8 • eBook • December 2018 • $45.50 • (£35.00)
Patrice A. Oppliger is assistant professor of media science at Boston University.
Part I: Tropes
1. Main Girls
2. Mean Girls
3. Cheerleaders
4. Targets
5. Adults
Part II: Themes
6. Popularity
7. Friendships
8. Relational Aggression and Teasing
9. Physical Aggression
10. Girl Power
Patrice A. Oppliger’s Tweencom Girls: Gender and Adolescence in Disney and Nickelodeon Sitcoms offers an insightful and vivid exploration of characters and themes found in popular tween comedies. Such an in-depth look at the tweencom genre is long overdue. The arguments are rich, and the examples are abundant and deep. Oppliger’s read of female stereotypes and girl power stretches beyond princess culture and provides fresh constructions of key tropes and themes.
— Nancy Jennings, University of Cincinnati