by Megan Verrill Critical Theory The summer of 2023 was unforgettable for cinema; the Barbenheimer double release, two films of extreme opposite aesthetics, took the world by storm. The Barbie movie directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie was marketed as a pink, fun summer film. The psychological thriller undertones of the trailers andContinue reading “Barbie Girl in a White Barbie World: Intersectionality (or lack thereof) in Gerwig’s Barbie”
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Reversed Gender Roles in Sultana’s Dream and Barbie
Jamie DaSilva Professor Nicholas Helms Currents in Global Literature 8 December, 2023 After reading Sultana’s Dream and watching Barbie I became fascinated by the way both stories had reversed the traditional gender roles. While the stories and contexts may be different, they both have worlds in which women are the superior sex which completely reversesContinue reading “Reversed Gender Roles in Sultana’s Dream and Barbie”
Sprockets and Springes 