Screening Generation X: The Politics and Popular Memory of Youth in Contemporary Cinema

Lee, Christina

ISBN 10: 0754649733 / ISBN 13: 9780754649731

Published by Ashgate Pub Co, 2010

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new edition edition. 194 pages. 9.69x6.73x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Screening Generation X: The Politics and Popular Memory of Youth in Contemporary Cinema
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754649733
• ISBN 13: 9780754649731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

Screening Generation X: The Politics and Popular Memory of Youth in Contemporary Cinema examines popular representations of Generation X in American and British film. In arguing that the various constructions of youth are marked by major cultural shifts and societal inequalities, it analyzes the iconic 'Gen X' figures ranging from the slacker, the teenage time traveller, and third wave feminists, to the oeuvre of Molly Ringwald and Richard Linklater. This book explores the important cultural work performed by films that mediate the experiences of Generation X and critiques the ongoing marginalization of the youth who struggle to find their identity and a voice in increasingly unstable times. Specific analyses of such films as Pump Up the Volume, The Breakfast Club, Heathers, Donnie Darko and Waking Life are used to illustrate the research.

About the Author

Christina Lee is Lecturer in Communication and Cultural Studies at Curtin University of Technology (Perth, Western Australia).