If you like Barbie

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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The good, the bad, and the Barbie a doll's history and her impact on us
Stone, Tanya Lee.
Paper Book
During her unparalleled fifty-year history, Barbie has been the doll that some people love-and some people love to hate. There's no question she's influenced generations, but to what end? Acclaimed nonfiction author Tanya Lee Stone takes an unbiased look at how Barbie became the icon that she is,...
Barbie and Ruth the story of the world's most famous doll and the woman who created her
Gerber, Robin.
Paper Book
"Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell."
The fashion doll from Bébé Jumeau to Barbie
Peers, Juliette.
Ebook
Feminists have argued that the Barbie doll perpetuates unrealistic standards of feminine beauty and undermines the credibility of women - that her long, slender plastic limbs and tiny waist fetishize the female body in unnatural ways and that her mature, overtly fashionable image promotes...
Feminism and cultural studies [electronic resource]
Shiach, Morag.
Ebook
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...
Fashion philosophy for everyone : thinking with style
Wolfendale, Jessica, 1973-
Paper Book
If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers. A unique and enlightening insight into the...
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 popular culture and the construction of identity
Mazzarella, Sharon R.
Ebook
In today's society, more and more mass media and popular culture is being produced for, about, and by pre-adolescent and adolescent girls than ever before. The intent of this book is to help us better understand the complex relationship between girls and their culture. Informed by a broad range of...
Naked Barbies, warrior Joes, and other forms of visible gender
Thomas, Jeannie B.
Paper Book
In this folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States, Jeannie Banks Thomas examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe dolls; yard figures (gnomes, geese, and flamingos); and cemetery statuary...
Has Barbie lost her luster? [videorecording]
Regan, Trish, 1977-
Reel-to-Reel/Film
From Barbie to Mortal Kombat [electronic resource] gender and computer games
Cassell, Justine, 1960-
Ebook
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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