unit eight
Barbie & The Rock: Gender, Bodies
& Play
cultural
artifact:
barbie dolls & wwf(world wrestling federation)
CASE
STUDY:
barbie dolls
reading
assignment:
- sandra
bartky, "foucault, femininity & the modernization of patriarchal
power" in free spirits eds. mehuron & percesepe (ELECTRONIC
RESERVE) (helpful
study guide)
- ann
ducille "toy theory: black barbie and the deep play of difference
" (1996) in consumer society reader
- The Theory Toolbox
"Space" pp.114-123
- CS
concepts handout: power/foucault
in
class screening:
at
the end of this unit you should be able to define these key terms:
- power
- panopticon
- docile
bodies
additional
resources:
case
study guidelines for student presentations
external
links:
on
bartky and foucault:
sandra
bartky summary & bio
feminsim
and foucault: reflections on resistance from diamond & quimby
(excellent
summary essay on foucault)
the
foucault pages at csun
michel
foucault: resources
on
barbie & body image:
adios
barbie.com
hacking
barbie with the blo
babrie
liberators: pdf instructions for hacking the voiceboxes
the
color of hunger: eating disorders and women of color
barbie-ology
barbie
ads go girl power
feed
the model (shockwave game)
google
links on the blo
barbie
collectables: the official mattel(tm) website for barbie collectors
links
to "official" barbie websites
barbie.com
on
wwf and masculinity:
manhood
on the mat: by sut jhally and jackson katz
boys
to men: sports media report (html and pdf versions)
crisis
in masculinity
jackson
katz homepage
google
links to wwf fan websites
