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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.
List 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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
