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Podcast: New Books in Popular Culture
Episode: Veronica Litt, "Ugh! As If!: Clueless" (ECW Press, 2025)
Description: Veronica Litt's Ugh As If!: Clueless (ECW Press, 2025) uncovers the complex layers beneath the glossy surface of the 1995 classic film "Clueless." Litt investigates not just the Austen satire but the filmâs deeper ethical questions about femininity, innocence, bias, and inequity. A sweet and sly exploration of the Jane Austenâinspired teen movie and its evergreen imperative to be kind, do better, and find the activist within We are totally butt-crazy in love with "Clueless." Since the movieâs premiere in 1995, pop culture has mined Amy Heckerlingâs high school comedy for inspiration, from Iggy Azalea and Charli XCXâs âFancyâ musi...