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Life in plastic, it's fantastic? How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens

  • Written by: Jennifer Stokes, Senior Lecturer in Digital and Information Literacy (Education Futures), University of South Australia
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This article contains spoilers.

Finally, the highly anticipated Barbie feature has landed.

Barbie is a fabulous spectacle, offering nostalgic delights to audiences, reflexive nods for film buffs and turning a feminist lens on the world’s most famous doll.

Most excitingly, Barbie is an intersectional and liberal feminist co...

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