Barbie – od 1959. godine do danas

master's thesis

• Title (english): Barbie – from 1959 to the present
• Author: Lućana Jakelić
• Mentor: Maša Grdešić (mentor)
• Committee member: Luka Bekavac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Branislav Oblučar (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Comparative literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-03-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Comparative Literature

Abstract

Ovaj diplomski rad osvrnuo se na najpoznatiju lutku na svijetu – Barbie. Ona je s vremenom postala puno više od same lutke. Kad je nastala 1959. godine njezina kreatorica Ruth Handler znala je da je ona bila dobra ideja, no nije ni slutila da će postati ikona popularne i konzumerističke kulture. Cilj ovog rada bio je obuhvatiti Barbien cijeli životni vijek te sve čime se bavila i u čemu se pojavljivala. Ali kako Barbie može baš sve, jednostavno nije moguće sažeti svaku stavku iz njezina životopisa. Zato se rad fokusirao na neke od najvažnijih etapa Barbiena života; njezino rođenje, tinejdžerske godine (u kojima će vjerojatno ostati zauvijek), njezine najteže trenutke koji su bili popraćeni optužbama da djevojčice uči svemu što je krivo poput konzumerizma, nezdrave slike o svom tijelu i slično. Osim toga rad se dotiče Barbienog fizičkog izgleda i poslovnog života, a poseban se naglasak stavlja na njezino pojavljivanje u literaturi i filmu.

Abstract (english)

This paper is about the most famous doll in the world – Barbie. She became more than just a doll. When she appeared in 1959, her creator Ruth Handler knew that doll was a good idea, but she never thought Barbie will become the icon of the pop and consumerism culture. The purpose of this paper was to cover Barbie's whole lifetime, everything she did and all the places where she appeared. But, because Barbie can do everything, it is not possible to summarize all the things she did in her life. For that reason the paper focused on the most important parts of Barbie's life; her birth, teenage years and her toughest moments when she faced the accusations that she was teaching young girls everything that's wrong like consumerism, unhealthy body image, etc. This paper also deals with Barbie's physical appearance and business life. The special focus is put on her appearance in the litterature and on film.

• Keywords: Barbie; Ken; Matell; Ruth Handler; konzumerizam; feminizam; film; časopis
• Keywords (english): Barbie; Ken; Matell; Ruth Handler; consumerism; feminism; film; magazine
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:764367
• Study programme: Title: Comparative Literature; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra komparativne književnosti (magistar/magistra komparativne književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-03-19 18:03:49