New American Teenagers - The Lost Generation of Youth in 1970s Film (Paperback)

Taking a closer look at teen film in the 1970s, New American Teenagers uncovers previously marginalized voices that rework the classically male, heterosexual American teenage story. While their parents' era defined the American teenager with the romantic male figure of James Dean, this generation of adolescents offers a dramatically altered picture of transformed gender dynamics, fluid and queered sexuality, and a chilling disregard for the authority of parent, or more specifically, patriarchal culture. Films like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Halloween, and Badlands offer a reprieve from the 'straight' developmental narrative, including in the canon of study the changing definition of the American teenager. Barbara Brickman is the first to challenge the neglect of this decade in discussions of teen film by establishing the subversive potential and critical revision possible in the narratives of these new teenage voices, particularly in regards to changing notions of gender and sexuality.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Barbara Jane Brickman
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-62892-278-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents
LSN:	1-62892-278-8
Barcode:	9781628922783

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