‘Body politics’ in Lena Dunham’s Girls influenced by feminist television and indie cinema
How Lena Dunham’s hit US television series Girls treats the female body and sexuality is explored in a study published in Feminist Media Studies . According to Jessica Ford of the University of New South Wales, “Girls has … shifted popular discussions about feminism, post-feminism, and body politics in film and television.” Ford suggests that Girls must be understood as the product of two ‘distinct lineages’ – feminist television and indie cinema. The programme, currently airing in the UK, is ‘part of a complex and