Cultural Industries_FLUL

As I mentioned today in class, I will be redirecting you to a few posts from the Visual Culture blog that address topics recurrent in our syllabus. This particular post has several links to news articles about  i) the history of the most famous doll in the world; ii) the new gang of Barbies that have a more realistic body.

Diana V. Almeida culturalindustries.flul@gmail.com Blog — http://culturalindustries-flul.blogspot.pt Log in through — culturalind.students@gmail.com Password — FaculdadeLetrasUL February 13 Who we are , how we ’re going to work, our syllabus and bibliography, our blog and our evaluation methods 15 Thinking about culture READ Peterson, Richard A. and N. Anand. “The Production of Culture Perspective,” Annual Review Sociology , 2004. 30: 311-334. 20 Thinking about culture Peterson 22 Case Study — Barbie Doll Writing a cultural analysis essay READ Petracca and Madeleine Sorapure, “Three Selections About Barbie,” Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture . 2012. 8-41. March 1 Case Study — Barbie Doll Writing a cultural analysis essay READ Prager, Emily, “Our Barbies, Ourselves,” Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers , Ed. Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon. 2009. 613-616. ...

Barbie Spy Squad Secret Agent Motorcycle How do images circulate between intersemiotic realms (say Hollywood movies and dolls) in Pop Culture?

2016 A new collaboration between the British luxury shoes-and-accessories brand and the world's most famous fashion icon! Inspired by classic Hollywood glamour and designed with a wink of whimsy, this Barbie® doll comes with miniature versions of some of Charlotte Olympia's most recognizable designs – and ‘Bruce’ the brand's leopard mascot! 2014 Tris doll wears her Dauntless training outfit comprised of a long–sleeve shirt with “leather” panels, matching pants and boots. The shirt reveals a glimpse of her tattoo with three ravens. 1974 A very lovely red evening gown and jacket featured white faux fur on the jacket. Red chunky shoes, a white flower on red choker, red princess phone, and corsage completed the set. 1967 This Barbie® doll had a straight leg body and a no twist waist. She wore a hot pink knit two-piece suit with a decorative plastic flower on the hip. Hair was again long with bangs, and came in shades of blond, brown, or titian. 1959...