Jade Jontef

Sex, Censorship and the Millennial Teen Film (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through an in-depth analysis of iconic teen movies, this study explores how popular representations of sexual pleasure and desire reinforce institutionalised gender norms and heteronormativity.

Jade Jontef argues that in light of the recent revival of and nostalgia for popular culture spanning from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, teen films such as Clueless (1995), American Pie (1999), and Cruel Intentions (1999) continue to influence thinking around sex, gender and sexuality. Drawing examples from Western film classification and ratings policies, she argues that these films present a homogenous and exclusionary form of teenhood, providing millennial audiences a limited perspective of youth culture informed by white, middle-class sensibilities and notions of 'proper' sexual behaviour.

Combining close textual analysis with a uniquely socio-legal framework, Jontef interrogates the relationship between cinematic representation and institutional regulations. She highlights how dominant Anglo-American narratives perpetuate exclusionary ideas of adolescence and limited constructions of gender and sexuality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350442481
• Artikelnr.: 76016095

Autorenporträt

Jade Jontef is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University, Australia. Her research focuses on the representation and regulation of sex, gender and sexuality, youth sexualities and the classification and censorship of sex in film.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Because They're Young: Millennial Teen Films and the
Regulation of Teenage Desire
1. Getting It On! Teenage Sex and Sexuality on Screen
2. Endless Love: Teenage Pleasure and Desire in the Millennial Teen Film
3. Losin' It: Tales of Virginity Lost for Generation Y
4. Idle Hands: Masturbating Teenagers and Hot Apple Pie
5. It's A Boy Girl Thing: Censoring Queer Sex for Millennial Audiences
Conclusion - Carnal Knowledge: Beyond the Millennial Teen Film
Bibliography
Index