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Why ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ made 2023 the dead girl summer

Why ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ made 2023 the dead girl summer

by The Conversation September 19, 2023

Ariel and Barbie have quite a bit in common: They’re both frozen in time, and they both yearn to live as humans do. The fantastic seascapes and perfect dollhouses of “The Little Mermaid” and “Barbie” might appear whimsical. But I see these settings – and the characters who inhabit them – as figurations of death. […]

Here's what ‘toxic femininity’ means and why you should care

Here’s what ‘toxic femininity’ means and why you should care

by The Conversation August 14, 2023

Why ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ made 2023 the dead girl summer

Hyper-femininity can be subversive and empowering – just ask Barbie

by The Conversation July 21, 2023

Here's what ‘toxic femininity’ means and why you should care

In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Land, the matriarchy can be just as bad as the patriarchy

by The Conversation July 21, 2023

Why is the Barbie DreamHouse so creepy? An expert in the uncanny explains

Why is the Barbie DreamHouse so creepy?

by The Conversation July 16, 2023

2021 in film

2021 Under Radar: A Year In Film

by Dwijiri “Dwij” B. Basumatary December 31, 2021

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Now, Indo-American scientist Nalini Nadkarni gets her own Barbie

by Amlan Jyoti Das November 28, 2019June 30, 2021