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Textual Strategies, Plastic Tactics: Reading Batman and Barbie

Phillips, Kendall R.·2002·Journal of Material Culture
DOI 10.1177/1359183502007002510
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The material manifestation of the popular culture icons Batman and Barbie are examined in terms of the subjectivity suggested by each. This article argues that the essential manifestation of Batman is as a textual object while the essential manifestation of Barbie is as a plastic object. These two modes of manifestation, in turn, are examined in terms of the cultural positions of domination and resistance they reflect.

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Authors
Phillips, K. R.
Venue
Journal of Material Culture
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2002-07
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
123-136
ISSN
  • 1359-1835
  • 1460-3586
DOI
10.1177/1359183502007002510
Cited by
6
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0
Language
en
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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Phillips, K. R. (2002). Textual Strategies, Plastic Tactics: Reading Batman and Barbie. Journal of Material Culture. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359183502007002510