In the 21st century, films about the lives and experiences of girls and young women have become increasingly visible. Yet, British cinema's engagement with contemporary girlhood has - unlike its Hollywood counterpart - been largely ignored until now. Sarah Hill's Young Women, Girls and Postfeminism in Contemporary British Film provides the first book-length study of how young femininity has been constructed, both in films like the St. Trinians franchise and by critically acclaimed directors like Andrea Arnold, Carol Morley and Lone Scherfig. Hill offers new ways to understand how postfeminism informs British cinema and how it is adapted to fit its specific geographical context. By interrogating UK cinema through this lens, Hill paints a diverse and distinctive portrait of modern femininity and consolidates the important academic links between film, feminist media and girlhood studies.
Author(s): Sarah Hill
Series: Library of Gender and Popular Culture
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 256
City: London
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Figures
Series Editors’ Introduction
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Girlhood and contemporary British cinema
Chapter 1: Education and ‘sexualization’ in the British girls’ school film
Chapter 2: The ambitious girl and the British sports film
Chapter 3: Girl friendship and the formation of feminine identity
Chapter 4: Young femininity and the British historical film
Conclusion: Young femininity in contemporary British cinema
Notes
Bibliography
Filmography
Teleography
Music
Index
