Barbie's Queer Accessories
- ISBN-10
- 082231620X
- ISBN-13
- 9780822316206
- Category
- Antiques & Collectibles
- Pages
- 213
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Author
- Erica Rand
Description
This book discusses the history of the Barbie doll and at the cultural reappropriations of Barbie by artists, collectors and especially lesbians and gay men.
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