Turning Red: Girlhood in animation should be allowed to be angry and messy: Pixar/Disney+ Animation has been conceived as “for children” for decades even though animation pre-dates cinema (the magic lantern show, for example) and was originally made for adults. However, while these films might be for children and often are about children, it’s not …
A cool Paternoster image: British Library digitised image from page 255 of “Camilla’s Girlhood [A novel.]” Image by The British Library Image taken from: Title: "Camilla’s Girlhood [A novel.]" Author(s): Mazini, afterwards Villari, Linda [person] British Library shelfmark: "Digital Store 12620.q.7" Page: 255 (scanned page number – not necessarily the actual page number in the …
South Africa in the news: Nigeria: Reclaiming Girlhood – Early Marriage a Challenging Public Health Dilemma in Nigeria: Blog – Bintu, (not her real name) was married off to a 49-year-old man in Dogon Daji village, Sokoto State in Northern Nigeria when she was 13. Bintu said she wanted to become a medical doctor before …
Léon at 25: representations of girlhood need to be real and relevant – not distorted by the male gaze: Les Films du Dauphin/Buena Vista This year marks the 25th anniversary of Luc Besson’s controversial thriller Léon: The Professional – and a special director’s cut has been released to mark the event. In 1995, the film …