Bring on the female superheroes!

Name: Bring on the female superheroes!
Uploaded: 2015-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 15 min
Description: Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female superheroes in the toys and products marketed to kids -- and what it means for how we teach them about the world.

TEDxColoradoSprings 2015Oct 201515 min1322984 views

Speaker

Christopher BellCognitive Scientist | The Future of Human Thinking

About this talk

Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female superheroes in the toys and products marketed to kids -- and what it means for how we teach them about the world.