@article{jcrae 4864, author = {Shari Savage}, title = {Down the Rabbit-hole: Girlhood, #metoo, and the Culture of Blame}, volume = {35}, year = {2018}, url = {http://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/jcrae/article/id/4864/}, issue = {1}, doi = {10.2458/jcrae.4864}, abstract = {Using narrative inquiry as a methodological tool, I explore how the culture of blame works to contextualize and sexualize girlhood. I dismantle the historical justifications behind Lewis Carroll’s controversial relationships with girls and discuss current socio-political movements like #metoo in relation to female agency. The following research story aims to do two things: revel in the rabbit-hole that is research and also allow an accessible examination of how socio-cultural movements and shifting ideologies can bring new questions when analyzing data. By telling my research story, I shed light on how social discourse is always evolving and significantly impacted by the socio-cultural spaces we inhabit. Through narrative inquiry, I hope to encourage readers to challenge the ways in which girls are silenced and blamed by those who contextualize, historicize, or justify their sexualization.}, month = {9}, pages = {75-92}, keywords = {#metoo,girlhood,culture of blame,sexualization of girls}, issn = {2832-8388}, publisher={University of Arizona Libraries}, journal = {Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education} }