Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Cinemas of Girlhood (Contemporary Film and Television Series)
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A provocative, contemporary anthology examining the construction of girls in modern cinema.
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From the 'Wizard of Oz' to 'Lolita', from the Heathers to the Spice Girls, images of girlhood have been projected on the silver screen in myriad ways. Whether a girl is taught that "there is no place like home" or is seeking adventure on her own terms, whether she is a seductress or a nerd, a babysitter or a murderer, films have depicted society's problematic expectations of girls together with the dreams, anxieties, and tensions experienced by girls themselves. In examining the construction of girlhood from many angles, this collection of essays not only captures the richness of meaning behind "girl-films," but also explores the recent resurgence of youth-oriented cinema and the relationship of young female viewers to that medium.
The twenty essays approach the construction of girlhood from a variety of perspectives, including reception, production, star images, and textual analyses, while exploring such topics as star power, the Riot Grrrl movement, coming of age, and loss of innocence. Among the characters given special attention are those in 'Gidget', 'Crooklyn', 'Titanic', 'Freeway', and 'Girls Town'. Written for general and academic readers, this work offers a lively, unprecedented discussion of gender in youth-oriented films.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Cinemas of Girlhood (Contemporary Film and Television Series)
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Cinemas of Girlhood (Contemporary Film and Television Series),Frances Gateward,Murray Pomerance,Wayne State University Press,0814329187,Cinema/Film: Book,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Girls in motion pictures,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Teenage girls in motion pictur,Teenage girls in motion pictures,Women's Studies - General
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