Adolescents, Youth and Emerging Practices in Latin American Cinema

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Tom Doherty coined the term “teenpic” to refer to the US films produced in the1950s that marked the rise of American privileged teenagers. In contemporary Latin America, teenagers are often depicted as a force for change, in spite of an enduring legacy of violence and unequal social conditions. They are also redefining the parameters of citizenship through the transgression of traditional gender roles. In dialogue with the panel "The Invisible Generation," contributors to this panel delve into how adolescence is being defined in contemporary Latin American cinemas. In which ways, are shifting identities in the region being represented via adolescent protagonists? How are teenagers from traditionally marginalized sectors contributing to social change? And finally, how do filmmakers articulate teens' creativity and the desire for change?

Sub Track

• Film Studies

Session Organizer

• Carolina M Rocha, Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville

Chair

• Georgia S Seminet, St. Edward's University

Individual Presentations

• Precarious Sexualities in Liminal Sites: An Analysis of the Emergence of Queer Adolescents in Contemporary Argentine Cinema - Guillermo Olivera, University of Stirling

• Pino y queso: Emergent Sexualities and Social Networks in Joven y alocada - Patrick G Blaine, Morningside College

• Re-thinking Wayuu Identity in the Colombian documentary: Girlhood, ‘Self-made’ Subjectivities and Social Recognition - Rachel J Randall

• What does the Future Hold? Teen Protagonists and the Representation of the Future in Latin American Cinema - Georgia S Seminet, St. Edward's University

• Playing for Life: Adolescents, Youth and New Social Practices in Walter Salles’ in Linha de Passe - Carolina M Rocha, Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville