Some Notes on Dolls for Black Women in Maputo

Authors

  • Denise Ferreira da Costa Cruz Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/%25x

Abstract

This essay is about the role played by dolls in the formation of subjectivity of Mozambican black women. Bearing in mind that the toy industry delivers a large production of white and blond dolls to children from diverse ethnic groups, we address the following issues: What is the role dolls play in the life of a child? How do they interfere in the way girls relate with their own bodies and their hair? What are the consequences to the subjectivity of a black girl of having solely white blond dolls to play with? Would this toy be, among other things, a factor in creation of racial distinctions? We will discuss childhood from the perspective of adult women. This essay is hence a retrospective study based on stories and reminiscences of women who played with dolls in their childhood.

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Published

2016-09-19

How to Cite

Cruz, D. F. da C. (2016). Some Notes on Dolls for Black Women in Maputo. Revista Estudos Feministas, 24(3), 929–940. https://doi.org/10.1590/%x

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Dossiê: Dinâmicas de Gênero e Feminismos em Contextos Africanos

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