OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon be transitioning to Oxford Events (full details are available on the Staff Gateway). A two-week publishing freeze is expected in early Hilary to allow all events to be migrated to the new platform. During this period, you will not be able to submit or edit events on OxTalks. The exact freeze dates will be confirmed as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Girlhood in the Contemporary American Novel: Coming-of-Age 1990-2020
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 talk, which will explore how 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. This talk will thus question how contemporary fiction asks readers to view girlhood anew by reimagining the personal, narrative, and social possibilities of American girlhood.
Date:
5 November 2025, 17:00
Venue:
Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details:
Downstairs Seminar Room. Our lift is currently out of order and the room is accessed via a flight of stairs
Speaker:
Angelica de Vido (New York Historical Society)
Organising department:
Rothermere American Institute
Organiser:
Daniel Rowe (Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
events@rai.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Not required
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Justine Shepperson
