The sexualization of the female body in contemporary media has created considerable anxiety about its impact on girls. Much of the resulting research focuses on the inï¬uence of visual media on body image and the ï¬owon eï¬ects for girlsâ health. Rather less attention is paid to the pedagogical role of popular romance ï¬ction in teaching girls about their sexuality. Given the pronounced increase in eroticized ï¬ction for girls over the past decade, this is a signiï¬cant oversight. This article applies Hakimâs (2010) concept of erotic capital to two chick lit novels for girls. The elements of erotic capitalâassets additional to economic, cultural and social capitalâare used to explore the lessons these novels teach about girl sexual subjectivities and sociality in a sexualized culture. KEYWORDS chick lit, desire, erotic capital, pleasure, popular pedagogy, sex education, sexualized society Introduction In the increasingly sexualized media cultures of the West, the commodiï¬cation of the female body is intensifying; so, too, are public and parental anxieties about the sexualization of girls. The depth of concern about this issue is demonstrated by the likes of the Australian Government Senate Committee Inquiry, Sexualisation of Children in the Contemporary Media (Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and
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Erotic Capital, Popular Pedagogy, and Healthy Adolescent Female Sexuality
Bullen; Elizabeth
Follow Girlhood Studies
, Volume 4 (2)
Berghahn Books – Dec 1, 2011
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