From the precocious charms of Shirley Temple to the box-office behemoth Frozen and its two young female leads; Anna and Elsa; the girl has long been a figure of fascination for cinema. The symbol of (imagined) childhood innocence; the site of intrigue and nostalgia for adults; a metaphor for the precarious nature of subjectivity itself; the girl is caught between infancy and adulthood; between objectification and power. She speaks to many strands of interest for film studies: feminist questions of cinematic representation of female subjects; historical accounts of shifting images of girls and childhood in the cinema; and philosophical engagements with the possibilities for the subject in film. This collection considers the specificity of girls experiences and their cinematic articulation through a multicultural feminist lens which cuts across the divides of popular/art-house; Western/non Western; and north/south. Drawing on examples from North and South America; Asia; Africa; and Europe; the contributors bring a new understanding of the global/local nature of girlhood and its relation to contemporary phenomena such as post-feminism; neoliberalism and queer subcultures. Containing work by established and emerging scholars; this volume explodes the narrow post-feminist canon and expands existing geographical; ethnic; and historical accounts of cinematic cultures and girlhood.
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