adolescent sexuality Archives

The Diary of a Teenage Girl: who’s afraid of teenage girls who defy stereotypes?

Mercedes McGrath3 August 2016

Mercedes McGrath praises The Diary of a Teenage Girl and argues the film shouldn’t have been given an 18 certificate as its target audience is younger...

Film & TV0 Comments 0

Sex, all six parts

Kat Sadler25 January 2016

What was your first sexual experience? Kat Sadler shares her uncomfortable experiences and dishes out some sound advice...

Life2 Comments 0

Girls, falling

Sophie Blaney-Parslow3 May 2015

Sophie Blaney-Parslow remains under the spell of The Falling, debut film feature by British director Carol Morley ...

Film & TV0 Comments 0

Teen pop fandom: an adolescent rebellion

Bridget Coulter3 December 2014

Teenage girlhood is a period strongly associated with avid pop fandom. Bridget Coulter examines this phenomenon, arguing that fan behaviour is a rebellion against a culture that constrains and controls teenage girls ...

Life0 Comments 0

She Monkeys

Ania Ostrowska13 October 2011

Hailing the coming-of-age story of adolescent sexuality and fierce competition between female equestrians, Ania Ostrowska has her heart set on the youngest of three heroines ...

Film & TV0 Comments 0