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Generation multiplex : the image of youth in American cinema after 1980 /
Generation Multiplex (2002) was the first comprehensive study of the representation of teenagers in American cinema since David Considine's Cinema of Adolescence in 1985. This updated and expanded edition reaffirms the idea that films about youth constitute a legitimate genre worthy of study on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | Revised edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword (Stephen Tropiano); Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Cinematic Image of Youth; Social Representation and Genre Theory; The Study of Youth, In and Out of Movies; 2. Youth in School: Academics and Attitude; Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre; School Kids; Transforming the Nerd; Delinquents and Their Avenues of Anger; Resisting Rebels; The Labor of Being Popular; The Sensitive Athlete; Conclusion; 3. Delinquent Youth: Having Fun, on the Loose, in Trouble; Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre; Delinquent Styles; Deviant Dancing; Natural Encounters; tough Girls.
- Crime Until 1999Crime after Columbine; Conclusion; 4. The Youth Horror Film: Slashers and the Supernatural; Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre; Horror Stories; The Slasher/Stalker Film; Supernatural Movies; Conclusion; 5. Youth Romance: Falling in Love and the Fallout of Sex; Contexts and Trends in the Subgenre; From Adolescent Ardor to Juggling Gender; Family Matters; Proms; Losing Virginity; Being Queer; Pregnancy; Conclusion; 6. Conclusion: Youth Cinema into a New Century; Afterword: Imagine Becoming Someone (Catherine Driscoll); Appendix A. Filmography of Youth Films, 1980-2013.
- Appendix B. Subjective Superlative ListsNotes; Bibliography; Index.