Overview

In a Barbie World: Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher brings together a group of global scholars representing different disciplines and identities to examine the myriad themes that emerge from the Greta Gerwig film, Barbie. In 2023, Barbie unexpectedly became the highest grossing film of the year and surprised audiences with its perceptive exploration of feminism and feminist philosophies. Taking an inclusive, interdisciplinary approach, this collection is the first book to undertake a philosophical and academic consideration of Barbie. This collection of essays approaches the film from different disciplinary perspectives, considering it simultaneously as a cultural phenomenon and as an academic text. Chapters cover a range of topics, including patriarchy, consumerism, capitalism, colonialism, sexual identity, race, recognition, relationships, mothers and daughters, queerness, girl power, feminism, and, of course, its theatre rival, Oppenheimer. In a Barbie World: Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher offers an accessible yet scholarly contribution to the fields of gender studies, political theory, philosophy, film studies, bioethics, and education, among others. It will be of value to students of these subjects at both undergraduate and graduate level, as well as to broader audiences who are interested in Barbie and its themes. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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Author:   Anna Gotlib ,  Claire Elise Katz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9781032714073

ISBN 10:   1032714077
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   28 February 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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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.

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