Communications in Humanities Research
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Vol. 24, 03 January 2024
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Contemporary Film and Women's Rights: Using the Movie Barbie as a Case Study
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Abstract
The paper studies contemporary film and feminism, and it uses Barbie as an example. It provides a new perspective on women’s rights based on film analyzing. It also discusses over expression and movements of feminism and explains that how the movie has been connected to feminism. The paper based on certain plots in the film, also detailed analysis has been done. This movie directly reflects the real situation of women under the patriarchal system. At the same time, Barbie herself is an image that encourages women to grow up, face the real world bravely and accept themselves. The film conveys an optimistic, confident, and various image of women, encouraging women to pursue their dreams and happiness without being restricted by society and gender. It is undoubted that the film provides people with an opportunity to think about gender equality issues and show that equal rights is the thing that everyone should strive for.
Keywords
Barbie, feminism, gender, equal rights
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-251-0
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-252-7
- Published Date
- 03 January 2024
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/24/20231540
- Copyright
- 03 January 2024
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited