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. |In a Barbie World Barbie as Narrative Symbol and Cipher
