Adaptation Studies on Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009): Representation and Ideology

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10.2991/assehr.k.211212.006How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Adaptation; Barbie; Femininity; Gender Role; Representation

Abstract

One of the most interesting adaptations of the famous novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas is the animated film Barbie and The Three Musketeers (2009). In this film adaptation, all musketeers are played by women, one of which is Barbie. This research aims to investigate the representation of Barbie in this adaptation work and its ideology. The qualitative method is used in collecting, interpreting, and analysing the film adaptation, Barbie and The Three Musketeers. The data analysis uses postfeminist perspective and the theory of adaptation studies. The data analysis started by selecting the data from the activities of watching and re-watching the work followed by, the analysis of the data using the theory of cinematography. The theory is used to find the representation of Barbie and to relate it to Barbie’s femininity. The results of the analysis show that Barbie represents a new image in bringing up gender role reversal as the ideology of the work.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ayu Ratna Ningtyas
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/14
TI  - Adaptation Studies on Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009): Representation and Ideology
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Language, Education, and Culture (ISoLEC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 30
EP  - 33
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211212.006
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211212.006
ID  - Ningtyas2021
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