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Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender
Jeannie B. Thomas (Author)
9780252071355
Paperback / softback, published 10 September 2003
232 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.34 kg
Images of females are often emphasized or sexualized, frequently through nudity or partial nudity, whereas those of the male body are not only clothed but also armored in the trappings of action and aggression. Thomas locates these various objects of folk art within a discussion of the post–women's movement discourse on gender.
In addition to the items themselves, Thomas explores the stories and behaviors they generate, including legends of the supernatural about cemetery statues, oral narratives of yard artists and accounts of pranks involving yard art, narratives about children's play with Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe, and the electronic folklore (or "e-lore") about Barbie that circulates on the Internet.