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October 2, 2025The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and CommunicationOpen Access

Barbieland as a Simulacrum: A Baudrillardian Approach to the Barbie Movie

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MAMurtaza Talha Altınkaya

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This article explores Barbieland as a simulacrum, revealing the collapse of representation in postmodern culture.

Key Points

  • Barbieland functions as a closed system demonstrating artificial norms and identities internalized by viewers.
  • The article explains Baudrillard's simulation theory, tracing the evolution from faithful representation to pure simulacra.
  • The film's critical gestures toward patriarchy and gender representation are neutralized by its aestheticization and spectacle.
  • Aesthetic forms in the Barbie movie reflect the representational logic, making it necessary to analyze contemporary cultural productions.

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Murtaza Talha Altınkaya (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de68e583cbc991d0a21014https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1736085
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