How the ‘backwoods Barbie’ Dolly Parton turned self-aware artifice into authentic artistry

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How the ‘backwoods Barbie’ Dolly Parton turned self-aware artifice into authentic artistry https://t.co/jmNqr7kTRk via @ConversationEDU

RIP Dolly 🩷 She spent decades playing with the contradictions between “real” and “fake” — turning big hair, rhinestones and her “Backwoods Barbie” image into an expression of authenticity all her own. https://t.co/9Htstpc8wc

Aotearoa followers! I’ll be on @TVNZ at 8.20 to talk all things #DollyParton and gender https://t.co/ewcDRKoCqr

RT @ConversationUS: Dolly Parton's first hit was titled 'Dumb Blonde.' The country music legend was anything but that, according to this ap…

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