Doll

by Maria Teresa Hart

Book Overview

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
The haunted doll has long been a trope in horror movies, but like many fears, there is some truth at its heart. Dolls are possessed-by our aspirations. They're commonly used as a tool to teach mothering to young girls, but more often they are avatars of the idealized feminine self. (The word "doll" even acts as shorthand for a desirable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501380869
• ISBN13: 9781501380860
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.8" x 6.2"