Michele Meek is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Bridgewater State University. She is editor of Independent Female Filmmakers: A Chronicle through Interviews, Profiles, and Manifestos and presented the TEDx talk "Why We're Confused about Consent-Rewriting our Stories of Seduction." For more info, visit michelemeek.com.
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Regulating Adolescent Sexuality in U.S. Cinema: From Censorship to Child Pornography Laws 2. Flipping the Heterosexual Script and Race-Based Sexual Stereotypes in Teen Comedies of the 2010s and 2020s 3. Queering Consent: Navigating Performative and Subjective Consent in Queer Teen Films 4. "I Was Not Lolita": Child Sexual Abuse and Children's Agency in The Diary of a Teenage Girl and The Tale 5. The (In)Visibility of Trans Teens: 3 Generations, Adam, and Boy Meets Girl Conclusion: Adolescent Sexuality and the Adult Imagination Filmography Bibliography Index
Meek's work challenges readers to look critically at the narratives presented to youth; she invites us to actively participate in fostering a media environment that empowers, educates and, most importantly, urges conversation. This engaging, thorough, and thought-provoking book proves itself a significant contribution to both film studies in general as well as the broader conversation surrounding consent and youth representation. (Film Matters)