This video essay uses the Barbie Movie as a primer to help explain what patriarchy actually is, what it isn’t, and how it ends up harming everyone, including men.
REFERENCES
• The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy by Allan G Johnson
• The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
• Masculinities by R. W. Connell
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VIDEO LINK FOR EDUCATORS
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FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
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