{"product_id":"9781350523968","title":"Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Popular Culture, Cinema, and Gender","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGreta Gerwig’s Barbie\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePopular Culture, Cinema, and Gender\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHilary Radner | Rebecca Stringer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume brings together an international array of contributors to analyse Greta Gerwig's unprecedented success, \u003ci\u003eBarbie\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), exploring how a film released in a moment of industrial crisis for Hollywood became the highest-grossing film directed or co-directed by a woman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUniting scholars from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, France, Turkey, the UK, and the USA, this volume provides a set of essays that reflect the complexities of what is, in many ways, a fable for our times. \u003ci\u003eGreta Gerwig's Barbie: Popular Culture, Cinema, and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a chapter on the current state of the film industry. Further topics include: the treatment of American girlhood; fashion and feminism; the auteur director; post-indie cinema; queer identities; masculinity; the politics of race, class and gender; contemporary feminisms; consumerism; and the ecology of plastic. As such, the book offers a detailed and nuanced perspective on a benchmark film, produced and distributed by an industry in crisis––the brainchild of a significant director whose star is on the rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilary Radner\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand. She has published widely on gender identity and visual culture, her books include \u003ci\u003eShopping Around: Consumer Culture and the Pursuit of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eNeo-Feminist Cinema: Girly Films, Chick Flicks and Consumer Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and \u003ci\u003eThe New Woman's Film: Femme-centric Movies for Smart Chicks\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Stringer\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology, Gender Studies, and Criminology at the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is author of \u003ci\u003eKnowing Victims: Feminism, Agency, and Victim Politics in Neoliberal Times\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFeminism at the Movies: Understanding Gender in Contemporary Popular Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350523968\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099404722316,"sku":"9781350523968","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a90158ff-db14-4fbd-a7f3-628396981f6e.jpg?v=1787139967","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350523968","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}