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Published on: February 29, 2020
Teen lesbian desires and identities in international cinema: 1931-2007
1Film Media and Cultural Studies, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan,NSW,Australia. Rebecca.Beirne@newcastle.edu.au
Abstract:
This article provides an overview of representations of teenage lesbian desires and/or identity in a global cinematic context, addressing twenty-seven films from fourteen nations released between 1931 and 2007. Despite temporal and geographical differences, three main forms of film texts emerged: those that engaged in sub or somewhat textual depictions of teen lesbian desires and relationships; others that offered a tragic take on lesbian desire; and the dominant form, engaging with a coming of age narrative structure.
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