Sex Education

Deborah Shaw is Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Rob Stone is Emeritus Professor of Film Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK.

• List of Illustrations AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Utopian Tropes and Troubled TeensDeborah Shaw (University of Portsmouth, UK) & Rob Stone (University of Birmingham, UK)1. Genre and Gender: Sex Education in Theory and PracticeDeborah Shaw (University of Portsmouth, UK), Rob Stone (University of Birmingham, UK) & James Walters (University of Birmingham, UK)2. All the Times in the World: Sex Education and the Televisual MultiverseJames Walters (University of Birmingham, UK)3. Vulnerable Sanctuaries: The Precarity of Safe Spaces in Sex Education Andrea Reguiera Martín (University of Zaragoza, Spain)4. The Construction of Queer Utopian Spaces in Sex Education: A Critical Approach to Cavendish CollegeLucía Gloria Vázquez Rodríguez (University College London, UK)5. Lessons on Love: Emotional Relationships and Attachment Styles in Sex Education Ania Malinowska (University of Silesia, Poland)6. “I’m Scared. And I Think I’m Bisexual”: Grappling with Bisexuality in Sex Education Sabrina Mittermeier (University of Kassel, Germany)7. “It’s Like I’ve Come Home”: Race, Queerness, and Hybrid Identities in Sex EducationAnamarija Horvat (Northumbria University, UK)8. “I’m Trying to Figure Out What Kind of Man I Wanna Be…”: Otis and the Nostalgic Struggles of Contemporary Teen MasculinityTracey Mollet (University of Leeds, UK)9. Complex Female Characters: The Makings of MaeveRob Stone (University of Birmingham, UK)10. “Some Sexy Kind of Witch”: Representing Modern Motherhood in Sex Education Louise Coopey (University of Birmingham, UK)11. Intimacy Coordination and Consent Culture in Sex Education Susan Berridge (University of Stirling, UK) & Tanya Horeck (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)12. “We Were Just Havin’ A Bit of Fun”: Teenagers and Porn in Sex EducationDebra Dudek (Edith Cowan University, Australia), Lelia Green (Edith Cowan University, Australia) & Giselle Woodley (Edith Cowan University and Curtin University, Australia)13. Sex Education in Sex EducationDeborah Shaw (University of Portsmouth, UK)14. Fuck The Pain Away: Real-life Counselling Versus its Fictional Representation in Sex EducationJeremy Schultz (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, UK)Index

Almost as bingeable as the series itself, this volume offers a fascinating exploration of a TV show which has arguably influenced young people’s ideas around sexuality more than any formal educational initiative could hope to. This is a must-read for those teaching, or interested in, television, relationships and sex education - not only because of the show’s widespread appeal, but also because it provides critical contemplation of the most relevant ideas arising in classrooms today.