In a Barbie World

Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher
Herausgeber: Gotlib, Anna; Katz, Claire Elise

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Produktbeschreibung

In a Barbie World: Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher brings together scholars to examine the myriad themes that emerge from the Greta Gerwig film, Barbie. It is of value to students of gender studies, political theory, philosophy and film studies, as well as to broader audiences interested in Barbie and its themes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032717272
• ISBN-10: 1032717270
• Artikelnr.: 71774811

Autorenporträt

Anna Gotlib is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Brooklyn College, City University of New York in the United States. Claire Elise Katz is Professor of Philosophy and Education at Texas A&M University in the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Barbie, History, and Feminisms 1. From Golden Lassos
to Dream Houses: Femineering Power in Mid-Century America 2. Feminism and
Consumerism in Sex and the City and Barbie 3. Barbie and the Subversion of
White Feminist Fantasy that Wasn't Part II: Barbie and Identities 4.
Requiem for the Snowflake Self: Barbie's Journey from Innocence to
Experience 5. Are You Really #Kenough? Barbie, Main Character Syndrome, and
NPCs 6. Weird Barbie and Me...and You? 7. Imagining Masculinity Without
Patriarchy: A Critical Analysis of Proposals From the Film Barbie Part III:
Barbie as Counternarrative 8. Dismantling Barbieland: Dissonant
Perspectives and Challenging Narratives 9. Could It Be Hope?
Exploring, From A Critical Perspective, Barbie's Inescapable Allure 10.
Invitations to Girls' Night: Creating Discursive Space for Solidarity in
Barbieland and Beyond 11. Barbie Breakups and Feminist Utopias:
Consciousness-Raising in Postfeminist Times Part IV: Coda 12. They Tried to
Put "Barbie" in the Corner