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The Millennials on film and television : essays on the politics of popular culture / edited by Betty Kaklamanidou and Margaret Tally.
Van Pelt Library HQ799.7 .M545 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Generation Y--United States.
- Generation Y.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 207 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- "This collection of new essays first situates the millennials within their historical context and then proceeds to an examination of specific characteristics--as addressed in the television and film narratives created about them, including their relationship to work, technology, family, religion, romance and history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the twenty-first century generation / Betty Kaklamanidou and Margaret Tally
- Secrets and lies: gender and generation in the ABC Family brand / Caryn Murphy
- Lavender identity and representation in the media: the portrayal of gays and lesbians in popular television / Sean Robinson and Bernice Alston
- Exploring discourses of engagement in 2 Broke Girls / Alison N. Novak
- The Mindy Show: south asians and television multiculturalism / Janani Subramanian
- The Big Bang Theory: nerds and kidults / Janice Shaw
- The emotional power of technology, community and morality in The Vampire Diaries / Margo Collins
- Generational conflict, twenty-first century horror films and The cabin in the woods / Karen J. Renner
- The scream of a generation: "Generation Me" in Scream 4 / Sotiris Petridis
- "Comedy Natives": generations, humor and the question of why smart + funny is the new rock and roll / Margaret Tally
- The romantico-sexual narrative and intertextuality in Friends with benefits and No strings attached / Betty Kaklamanidou
- Labor narratives and The Devil wears Prada / Christoph Bettner.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786478804
- 0786478802
- OCLC:
- 862101970
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