LACANIAN PERSPECTIVES ON CINEMATIC REPRESENTATION AND ADOLESCENT CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE NETFLIX SERIES ADOLESCENCES

Abstract

This research focuses on the Netflix series Adolescences. The research analyzes how the special filming style of long, single-take episodes shows the continuous and unbroken flow of adolescent thoughts, similar to the stream-of-consciousness writing style used by authors such as Virginia Woolf and James Joyce. For this purpose, psychoanalytic criminology is used as the main theoretical framework to understand how hidden desires, inner conflicts, and social pressures may lead to troubled or criminal behavior among young people. Moreover, the research also examines how the series presents the struggles of teenagers who face family problems, peer pressure, and social expectations, which often bring them into conflict with authority and social rules. Additionally, the uninterrupted camera movement is taken as a reflection of how thoughts, feelings, and memories flow without pause in the minds of adolescents. By using both the narrative and the filming style (cinematography) as text, this research provides a criminology-based reading of Adolescences that connects cinematic style with the challenges of youth and crime. By combining criminological theory with the concept of stream of consciousness, this research contributes to the fields of criminology, media studies, and literature by offering insights into how adolescence and society are represented on screen.