A Deep Dive into the American Girl Franchise | History, Controversy, and Capitalism

In this video essay I discuss the history of the American Girl doll company, their historical dolls, movie and book ventures, as well as their controversies and other similar doll alternatives. TIMESTAMPS: Intro 0:00 Part 1: A Brief History of the Brand 1:44 Part 2: Trying to Tell History in a Capitalist Hellscape 8:25 Part 3: “Not Like Other Dolls” 14:21 Part 4: Other American Girl Ventures 19:18 The Online Games 19:34 The Physical Stores 21:21 The Puberty Book/Content Note 24:40 Part 5: The Movies 29:17 Part 6: The Controversies 34:19 Part 7: Radical? 44:34 Part 8: The American Girl Alternatives and the Canadian Girls? 47:32 Conclusion 51:48 --- --- My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ Race, Class and Replacement: How Good Are Sci-Fi Allegories? |    • How Good Are Sci-Fi Allegories? | Planet o...   ⭢ Squid Game and The International Fascination with Class |    • ~Squid Game and The International Fascinat...   ⭢ Mean Girl Media and the ‘Anti-Feminism’ of the 2000s? |    • Mean Girl Media and the ‘Anti-Feminism’ of...   --- --- MUSIC (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ -------------------------------------------------------------- ♪ Castle (Prod. by Lukrembo) Link :    • lukrembo - castle   --------------------------------------------------------------