

PloughCast Bonus Episode: Is Barbie a confused mess or deeply insightful?
Aug 30, 2023
Hannah Long, Leah Libresco Sargeant, Alastair Roberts, and Susannah Black Roberts discuss the Barbie Movie exploring its critique of contemporary masculinity and femininity, the conflicting views of femininity, the lack of conflict and development between the Ken characters, and the themes of consumerism, capitalism, and representation in Barbie's Dreamhouse Adventures.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Exploring the Contradictions and Popularity of the Movie
01:54 • 4min
Exploring Conflicting Views of Femininity
06:19 • 27min
Dream Ballet Sequence and Lack of Conflict
33:33 • 12min
Exploring the Loss of Old Forms of Storytelling and the Need for a Second Movie
45:46 • 3min
Exploring consumerism, capitalism, and representation in Barbie's Dreamhouse Adventures
49:07 • 3min
Debating which Narnia stories to tackle for Netflix
52:13 • 3min