Young women, girls and postfeminism in contemporary British film Hill, Sarah (Lecturer in media studies) creator author. text bibliography History. enk 2021 2021 monographic eng print x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. "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"-- Introduction: Girlhood and Contemporary British Cinema -- Education and 'Sexualisation' in the British Girls' School Film -- The Ambitious Girl and the British Sports Film -- Girl Friendship and the Formation of Feminine Identity -- Young Femininity and the British Historical Film -- Conclusion: Young Femininity in Contemporary British Cinema. Sarah Hill. Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--University of East Anglia, 2012. Includes bibliographical references *pages [213]-232), filmography (pages [233]-235) and index. e-uk--- Girls in motion pictures Teenage girls in motion pictures Femininity in motion pictures Motion pictures Great Britain History 21st century Femininity in motion pictures Girls in motion pictures Motion pictures Teenage girls in motion pictures Great Britain 2000-2099 fast PN1995.9.G57 H55 2021 791.43/65342 Young women, girls and postfeminism in contemporary British film Hill, Sarah, (Lecturer in media studies) Loondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. (DLC) 2020005803 Library of gender and popular culture 9781788310369 1788310365 9781350120310 9781350120327 9781350120334 2020005802 pda,print DLC 200207 20250318212346.8 in00004347500 eng