Virtual Realities: Social Media and Coming of Age in 'Eighth Grade'

A searingly honest and realistic representation of adolescence in the age of social media, Bo Burnham's debut feature film presents the challenges faced by young people navigating this landscape while coping with the ordinary pains of growing up. As Meg Roberts argues, this coming-of-age narrative provides a timely insight into issues surrounding teenage self-perception and mediated identity management.

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New & Notable, YouTube, teenage girls, metamodernism, postmodernism, Toshie Takahashi, friendship, body image