: This recent article by Dr. James Zborowski uses Lauren Berlant's concept of "impasse" to discuss the film's "affective rhythms of survival" . You can find the abstract on SciSpace .
Several academic papers and scholarly articles analyze Andrea Arnold’s 2009 film, . These works primarily explore the film through the lenses of British social realism, the phenomenology of girlhood, and "stray aesthetics." Key Academic Papers and Articles Fish Tank(2009)
: Written by Lucy E. Bolton, this paper examines the cinematic representation of a girl's transition from childhood to adolescence and her relationship with her environment . It is available on Semantic Scholar . : This recent article by Dr
: This paper interrogates whether the film is a true critique of social inequality or a "depoliticized" form of realism . Read more on ResearchGate . It is available on Semantic Scholar
: This work analyzes Arnold's innovative treatment of the maternal body, using examples from Milk and Fish Tank . Other Resources
: Published in the Journal of Aesthetics & Culture , this paper discusses Arnold's use of "stray visuality" and the interaction between human and non-human beings in films like Fish Tank and Wasp . It is accessible through Taylor & Francis Online.