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31 August 2015updated 12 Oct 2023 10:57am

SRSLY #8: Graphic Teens

We talk Diary of a Teenage Girl, Marvel's Agent Carter, and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis.

By Caroline Crampton

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The Links

Find out more about Let’s Talk Intersectionality here.

On Diary of a Teenage Girl:

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Here is Barbara Speed’s piece about the film and its approach to sexuality.

She has also written in more detail about the controversy surrounding its 18 certificate.

We really liked June Eric-Udorie’s piece about the film for the Independent.

On Agent Carter:

Caroline has written about Agent Carter and female invisiblity here.

This is also quite a perceptive review of the series.

Make sure you read this excellent piece about the real-life Peggy Carters.

On Persepolis:

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You can see the trailer for the film adaptation here:

Three great interviews with Marjane Satrapi.

For next week:

Caroline is watching The Falling. The trailer:

Your questions:

If you have thoughts you want to share on anything we’ve discussed, or questions you want to ask us, please email us on srslypod[at]gmail.com, or @ us on Twitter @srslypod, or get in touch via tumblr here.

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See you next week!

PS If you missed #7, check it out here.

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