I love the image of the little girl looking up at the portrait of Michelle Obama. I got to see the artist's exhibit "Amy Sherald: American Sublime" when it was at the Whitney Museum earlier this year. This show is still traveling into 2026 and definitely worth looking for in person ... and if that's not possible, the book is available!
Just looked up the dates and I’m going to have to prioritize the Atlanta stop. It’s in Baltimore too until April for those interested. Thank you for sharing this!
Brillaint framing of consumer culture through the lens of childhood play. The point about using dolls and nostalgic artifacts to deconstruct adultification while still honoring joyful memory really cuts to something important. When I was teaching undergrad seminars, the hardest part was always getting students to see how class operates through seemingly innocent objects like toys, where the 'naturalness' of aspiration gets baked in early. Low-stakes learning that centers personal experience alongside acedemic rigor is exactly what we need more of.
I’m sorry if I overlooked this, where is the lecture being held on the 5th? Is it going to be on YouTube or will you be Live here then posting to YouTube? I really don’t want to miss this Dr. Barlow!!!
I love the image of the little girl looking up at the portrait of Michelle Obama. I got to see the artist's exhibit "Amy Sherald: American Sublime" when it was at the Whitney Museum earlier this year. This show is still traveling into 2026 and definitely worth looking for in person ... and if that's not possible, the book is available!
Just looked up the dates and I’m going to have to prioritize the Atlanta stop. It’s in Baltimore too until April for those interested. Thank you for sharing this!
Cloth and Paper is my favorite stationary! Excellent products and customer service!!
I agree!!
*promptly researches and then invests in Cloth and Paper for 2026*
Yesss I love them
I can't wait to participate 🙌🏾 thank you for this style of learning!
I’m excited!
Brillaint framing of consumer culture through the lens of childhood play. The point about using dolls and nostalgic artifacts to deconstruct adultification while still honoring joyful memory really cuts to something important. When I was teaching undergrad seminars, the hardest part was always getting students to see how class operates through seemingly innocent objects like toys, where the 'naturalness' of aspiration gets baked in early. Low-stakes learning that centers personal experience alongside acedemic rigor is exactly what we need more of.
I gotta tap in with Cloth & Paper! Great piece, Doc!
I’m sorry if I overlooked this, where is the lecture being held on the 5th? Is it going to be on YouTube or will you be Live here then posting to YouTube? I really don’t want to miss this Dr. Barlow!!!
Keeping everything on here! It will be prerecorded. Still deciding if I want to try live 🤔
I’m in the front row for whatever you decide! It’s so funny to think about how this all started from a TikTok video and look at you now!!!!