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Works on Barbie and her creator Ruth Handler, as well as related works that may be of interest.

Updated October 19, 2023
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Feminism and cultural studies [electronic resource]
Shiach, Morag.
Paper Book
This latest volume in the Oxford Readings in Feminism series consists of an exciting collection of articles. The many papers address key questions for feminism and cultural studies, and encompass both classic articles and challenging new work. The book is organized thematically, and coherently...
Pink think becoming a woman in many uneasy lessons
Peril, Lynn.
Paper Book
From board games to beauty pageants, a smart, witty, pop-culture history of the perilous path to achieving the feminine ideal. Deluged by persuasive advertisements and meticulous (though often misguided) advice experts, women from the 1940s to the 1970s were coaxed to "think pink"...
Growing up girls [electronic resource] popular culture and the construction of identity
Mazzarella, Sharon R.
Paper Book
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 1999, 2001, 2002. Adolescent Cultures, School and Society. Vol. 9 General Editors: Joseph L. DeVitis and Linda Irwin-DeVitis In today's society, more and more mass media and popular culture is being produced for, about, and by pre...
From Barbie to Mortal Kombat : gender and computer games
Cassell, Justine
Paper Book
Many parents worry about the influence of video games on their children's lives. The game console may help to prepare children for participation in the digital world, but at the same time it socializes boys into misogyny and excludes girls from all but the most objectified positions. The new girls'...
Neo-feminist cinema girly films, chick flicks and consumer culture
Radner, Hilary.
Paper Book
What lies behind current feminist discontent with contemporary cinema? Through a combination of cultural and industry analysis, Hilary Radner's Neo-Feminist Cinema: Girly Films, Chick Flicks and Consumer Culture shows how the needs of conglomerate Hollywood have encouraged an emphasis...

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