The Dreamworlds of Barbie and Priscilla

Two of the most recent films by women directors—Barbie and Priscilla—feature doll-like women who inhabit elaborately constructed dream homes. Join film scholar Suzanne Ferriss for an immersive exploration of how directors Greta Gerwig and Sofia Coppola use costume and production design to create the stylized worlds of their popular films.

Prof. em. Suzanne Ferriss, Ph.D.,
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Suzanne Ferriss is Professor Emeritus at Nova Southeastern University, USA. She has published extensively on fashion, film and cultural studies, She is author of The Cinema of Sofia Coppola (Bloomsbury Academic, 2021), and co-author of An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles (2016) and Motorcycle (2008). She is also co-editor of Chick Flicks: Contemporary Women at the Movies (2008), Footnotes: On Shoes (2001) and On Fashion (1994), among other titles.