Postfeminist Representation: Masculinity on the Verge of Identity Crisis
Numerous studies on the popular icon Barbie have focused on the representation of the character Ken. This study aims to investigate the extent of masculinity employed in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster picture Barbie (2023). I follow the film’s use of post-feminist language to critique hegemonic masculin...
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| description | Numerous studies on the popular icon Barbie have focused on the representation of the character Ken. This study aims to investigate the extent of masculinity employed in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster picture Barbie (2023). I follow the film’s use of post-feminist language to critique hegemonic masculinity’s symbols and discuss theoretical issues such as gender identity crises and gender performativity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1189694f1bb24733a231db8dec2d02782025-08-20T01:47:44ZengSciendoGender Studies2286-01342024-12-01231415810.2478/genst-2024-0004Postfeminist Representation: Masculinity on the Verge of Identity CrisisCornea Diana-Maria0College of Political, Administrative and Communication SciencesNumerous studies on the popular icon Barbie have focused on the representation of the character Ken. This study aims to investigate the extent of masculinity employed in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster picture Barbie (2023). I follow the film’s use of post-feminist language to critique hegemonic masculinity’s symbols and discuss theoretical issues such as gender identity crises and gender performativity.https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2024-0004hegemonic masculinitypostfeminismpatriarchygender identityfeminism |
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| title | Postfeminist Representation: Masculinity on the Verge of Identity Crisis |
| title_full | Postfeminist Representation: Masculinity on the Verge of Identity Crisis |
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| title_short | Postfeminist Representation: Masculinity on the Verge of Identity Crisis |
| title_sort | postfeminist representation masculinity on the verge of identity crisis |
| topic | hegemonic masculinity postfeminism patriarchy gender identity feminism |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2024-0004 |
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