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Stories by Greta Parry
Sex on the Beach: What 80s Bikini Comedies Tell Us About Gender and Class
Posted on Sep 25, 2008, Source: PopMatters
Though 1980s beach films seem objectifying and antifeminist, they offer a utopian space where class and gender hierarchies begin to dissolve.