Background
Dawn Currie was born on November 8, 1948, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She is a daughter of Herbert Currie and Margaret (Wiesenberg) Currie.
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
In 1981, Dawn attained a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honours from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1983, she received a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from the same university.
Houghton St, Holborn, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom
In 1988, Currie got a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
(Throughout the ages, the female body has been enshrined a...)
Throughout the ages, the female body has been enshrined as an aesthetic object, associated with nature, sin and danger. This collection of essays, edited by Dawn H. Currie and Valerie Raoul, covers a range of topics, related to the female body.
https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Gender-Womens-Struggle-Experience/dp/0886291569/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(Current feminist debate finds itself at an impasse, conce...)
Current feminist debate finds itself at an impasse, concerning the significance of magazines for adolescent girls - are they full of oppressive prescriptions of femininity, or celebrations of female-centred pleasure and resistance against the patriarchy? The question has been examined largely by middle-aged academics, in some cases far removed in age and education from the intended consumers of these magazines, and the assumptions they have reached about the messages, absorbed by young women, may be completely wrong. Dawn Currie takes a new approach, by looking at the readers themselves and how they interpret the message of the magazines in their everyday lives. Based on interviews with 48 girls aged 13 to 17, this book challenges many assumptions, that have arisen through researchers, making their own interpretations, such as the supposed appeal of glossy photo spreads and advertisements.
https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Talk-Adolescent-Magazines-Readers/dp/0802082173
1999
(This book examines the identity practices of girls, who h...)
This book examines the identity practices of girls, who have grown up in the context of 'girl power' culture. The book asks whether – and which – girls have benefited from this feminist-inspired movement. This work also identifies significant issues for parents and teachers of girls, and offers suggestions for "critical social literacy" as a classroom practice, that recognizes the ways popular culture mediates young people’s understanding of gender.
https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Power-Reinventing-Girlhood-Mediated/dp/0820488771/?tag=2022091-20
2009
Dawn Currie was born on November 8, 1948, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She is a daughter of Herbert Currie and Margaret (Wiesenberg) Currie.
In 1981, Dawn attained a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honours from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1983, she received a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from the same university. Then, Currie continued her education at the London School of Economics and Political Science, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology in 1988.
Dawn served as a professor and chair of women’s studies at the University of British Columbia, where she is now a Professor Emerita.
In addition, she has penned several writings, including "Anatomy of Gender: Women's Struggle for the Body" (1992), "Girl Talk: Adolescent Magazines and Their Readers" (1999) and "'Girl Power': Girls Reinventing Girlhood" (2009).
(Current feminist debate finds itself at an impasse, conce...)
1999(Throughout the ages, the female body has been enshrined a...)
1992(This book examines the identity practices of girls, who h...)
2009Dawn married Brian MacLean on May 23, 1983.