Pictures of Girlhood: Modern Female Adolescence on Film

by Sarah Hentges

Although the "coming of age" story has been a popular film plot for decades, producers have only recently realized the commercial potential of targeting films to adolescent girls. Movies like Clueless, Legally Blonde and Mean Girls have been successfully marketed to teenage girls, as have several well-known independent films. Important as both cultural indicators and catalysts, these films simultaneously demonstrate pop culture's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786424028
• ISBN13: 9780786424023
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher