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  The Teen Girls of Reel Grrls: Producing Media Activism

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  Mary Erickson University of Oregon

  January 26, 2012

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  in a vacuum. What’s more – and just as important – Reel Grrls provides a space for girls to learn ... learn the tools necessary to upend and challenge dominant media messages. ...
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  The Price of Privilege: HBO's Girls and the Logic of Post-

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  Chris Tokuhama University of Southern California

  January 11, 2013

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  The Price of Privilege: HBO's Girls and the Logic of Post- Post-race Post-feminism HBO girls Curator's Note The reaction to HBO’s Girls (2012-present) was immediate and, at times, highly critical, pointing to a notable lack of racial diversity i ...
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  Voice of a Generation?: The Potential of Authenticity in HBO’s Girls

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  Raechel Tiffe University of Minnesota

  January 15, 2013

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  Voice of a Generation?: The Potential of Authenticity in HBO’s Girls The View hipster racism girls authenticity Curator's Note In the pilot episode of HBO’s Girls, the protagonist Hannah (played by the show’s creator, Lena Dunham) proclaims that she’ ...
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  With Friends Like These: Female Intimacies and Animosities in HBO's Girls

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  Katherine J. Lehman Albright College

  January 27, 2016

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  With Friends Like These: Female Intimacies and Animosities in HBO's Girls HBO girls friendship #squadgoals Curator's Note When HBO’s Girls debuted, it depicted a privileged sisterhood. Not only were the stars elite white women, but they also sha ...
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  Owning Her Abjection: Lena Dunham's Queer Feminist Sexual Politics

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  Maria San Filippo Emerson College

  January 07, 2013

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  Owning Her Abjection: Lena Dunham's Queer Feminist Sexual Politics Catherine Breillat feminist girls HBO Julia Kristeva Lena Dunham nudity queer the abject the body Curator's Note From the 2007 YouTube short featuring her bikini-clad and brushin ...