S. Pomerantz 
Girls, Style, and School Identities 
Dressing the Part

Writing against the grain of popular perception and moral panic, Pomerantz offers an intricate look at the importance of style for girls in school. Based on a year long ethnography in a Canadian high school, Pomerantz highlights style as a meaning-making practice that demands to be taken seriously.

Table of Content

Foreword – Bronwyn Davies Beyond the ‘Slut’ Look: From Incitement to Identity Girls’ Style as a Point of Convergence ‘Where It’s At’: Rhetorical Performances of East Side High ‘If You Dress Like This, Then You’re Like That’: Positions and Recognitions ‘I Dress the Way I Feel’: Image, Agency, and Power Dressing the Part: Deep Surfaces and Contingent Conclusions

About the author

SHAUNA POMERANTZ is Assistant Professor of Child& Youth Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Canada.