Femininity, ageing and performativity in the work of Amy Heckerling

This article concerns the complex negotiation of ageing and femininity in Amy Heckerling’s two most recent films: I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) and Vamps (2012). These films are positioned as part of the contemporary postfeminist media culture, (Gill, 2007) noting the scrutiny received by the a...

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Main Author: Frances Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University College Cork 2015-12-01
Series:Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media
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Online Access:http://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue10/HTML/ArticleSmith.html