Coming of Age Kajillionaire: A Delayed Coming of Age 1 May 202230 Apr 2022 My first viewing of Kajillionaire (Miranda July, 2020) left me with a lot more questions than answers. How was the film’s protagonist going to integrate herself into society after living…
Coming of Age It Takes a Village To Raise a Child 1 May 202230 Apr 2022 From San’s ecofeminist rage in Princess Mononoke (1997) to Chihiro’s unlikely but triumphant heroism in Spirited Away (2001), Hayao Miyazaki has a special gift for writing compelling female characters that…
Coming of Age The Clovehitch Killer: Recognizing and rejecting a birthright 1 May 202230 Apr 2022 As a boy growing up in a sexist environment, my experience with patriarchal violence was often abstracted, rationalized, and ultimately hidden. There were so many ways in which I, and…
Coming of Age Come and See: The Trouble Starts with Kids 1 May 202230 Apr 2022 When you grow up in Russia, the Second World War, or how it is referred to there – A Great Patriotic War, is the most popular subject in the media.…
Coming of Age Growing Up into A Giant 1 May 20221 May 2022 Dear Dad, Do you remember us racing every Sunday to get to the Blockbuster? You used to say that whoever got there first could choose the movies we were watching…
Coming of Age When Growing Up Rhymes with Isolation: Youth Alienation in Quebec Cinema 1 May 20221 May 2022 TW: Suicide, overdose Whenever the term ‘coming-of-age’ is being discussed, one would usually assume that the rite of passage undertook by the young protagonist would ultimately lead them through some…
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