Even with the "heavy-handed jargon" it makes some interesting points, and other films from the 1970s (Pretty Baby, Taxi Driver) through the most recent decade (Bully, Hound Dog) could be similarly analyzed. What seem to be missing are films in which gender plays a significant role in determining what falls into the "undecidable" area of youth sexuality (unless one would endeavor to assess, for example, made-for-TV fare about Mary Kay LeTourneau or Debra LaFave).
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 2:21 PM, James Twiggs
<jtwigzz@yahoo.com> wrote:
For those who can tolerate the jargon and heavy-handedness, here's this:
Presumed Innocent: The Paradox of 'Coming of Age' and
the Problem of Youth Sexuality in Lolita and Thirteen
Fleur Gabriel. Monash University, Australia
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