Mon, Jul 14
|Washington
Profs & Pints DC: The Life of Barbie
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Life of Barbie,” on a plastic icon and her cultural legacy, with Emily Aguiló-Pérez, an associate professor of English at West Chester University of Pennsylvania who has extensively researched Barbie as a scholar of childhood, media, and popular culture.
Time & Location
Jul 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
About the event
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Life of Barbie,” on a plastic icon and her cultural legacy, with Emily Aguiló-Pérez, an associate professor of English at West Chester University of Pennsylvania who has extensively researched Barbie as a scholar of childhood, media, and popular culture.
Few toys have shaped culture quite like Barbie has. From her debut in 1959 to the billion-dollar success of the 2023 film bearing her name, Barbie has been a mirror of society, a lightning rod for controversy, and a symbol of transformation. She often has found herself at the center of society’s evolving conversations about gender, race, consumerism, and identity.
Get to know Barbie like you never did before with the help of Emily Aguiló-Pérez, the author of An American Icon in Puerto Rico: Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play and the forthcoming books Barbie in the Media and Barbie and Social Media.
Drawing from…