Alicia Byrnes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4607396 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alicia Byrnes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alicia |
| FAMILY NAME | Byrnes |
| SIGNATURE | BYRNES A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1889-9275 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Surface and depth: Ambivalence as postfeminist ideal in Barbie
Of the multiple instances of feminist ambivalence present in Barbie, perhaps the most poignant for cinema studies concerns the affirmation of both descriptive and interpretive practices. Across its narrative and aesthetic features, Barbie develops a logic that equates matriarchal culture with "wonderful" surface (Greta Gerwig 2023), and patriarchal culture with paranoid depth. As for the former, Greta Gerwig (2023) has characterised Barbie Land t…
She’s everything: Feminism and the Barbie movie
Hyped, discussed, and anticipated: Barbie is surely the film of the year. Even before its premiere at the height of the summer blockbuster season, the Barbie movie had achieved a level of public celebration and saturation that is uncommon in twenty-first century media culture. Today, buy-in for Barbie can still be witnessed in the proliferation of online memes, cross-promotions official and unofficial, and huge box-office profits. Barbie is also …
Mary Ann Doane (2021) Bigger Than Life: The Close-up and Scale in the Cinema
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Mary Ann Doane (2021) Bigger Than Life: The Close-up and Scale in the Cinema
Surface and depth: Ambivalence as postfeminist ideal in Barbie
Of the multiple instances of feminist ambivalence present in Barbie, perhaps the most poignant for cinema studies concerns the affirmation of both descriptive and interpretive practices. Across its narrative and aesthetic features, Barbie develops a logic that equates matriarchal culture with "wonderful" surface (Greta Gerwig 2023), and patriarchal culture with paranoid depth. As for the former, Greta Gerwig (2023) has characterised Barbie Land t…
She’s everything: Feminism and the Barbie movie
Hyped, discussed, and anticipated: Barbie is surely the film of the year. Even before its premiere at the height of the summer blockbuster season, the Barbie movie had achieved a level of public celebration and saturation that is uncommon in twenty-first century media culture. Today, buy-in for Barbie can still be witnessed in the proliferation of online memes, cross-promotions official and unofficial, and huge box-office profits. Barbie is also …
Art (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Ambivalence (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Cartography (1 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 works) · Evelyn Waugh and Hans Urs von Balthasar Studies (1 works)