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Women in popular culture, Girls in popular culture, Barbie dolls Publisher London; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 347.4M Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-169) and index Access. This book uses one of the most popular accessories of childhood, the Barbie doll, to explain key aspects of cultural meaning.
Some readings would see Barbie as reproducing ethnicity and gender in a particularly coarse and damaging way - a cultural icon of racism and sexism. Rogers develops a broader, more challenging picture. Rogers indicates that Barbie dolls are core popular icons in modern/postmodern society; they are a mirror image of contemporary society which reflects on all of us.
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Schwandt (2001) explains that cultural studies "are also characterized by the simultaneous affirmation of culture and the attempt to deconstruct and criticize culture" (p. 49). The more I pondered my friend's misgivings, the more I saw the value of looking in depth at Barbie or any other cultural icon.
At its best such an endeavor shows that a single artifact can shed brilliant light on that dense tangle of ideas, values, and norms called a culture. Barbie is a hugely versatile cultural icon who helps crystallize for the reader, whether researcher or student, the range and texture of core themes in contemporary society. Barbie, one of the world's top-selling toy, is discussed and criticized by academicians, feminist groups and popular media commentators in terms of her wide range of symbolism.
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Barbie's statement is 'girls can do anything',which presents the idea that women are able to overcome any obstacle or make any choice in life. The Barbie doll was created as a fashion phenomenon in form of a. Barbie culture by Mary F.
Rogers, 1999, SAGE Publications edition, in English. My aim in this paper is to explain and critique how female representation in popular culture shapes female identity. I begin by explicating the representational relationship among the following popular culture items: (1) toys that are depicted as female (2) images of women in advertising, and (3) televised representations of women.
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This thesis examines the impact of the 1959 release of Barbie on white middle class American mothers. It works to show how the doll represented an idealized image of American womanhood and beauty standards, while also showing different careers women could potentially hold. This thesis analyzes popular culture from the time such as, magazines, television commercials, and newspaper editorials.
