Doyle Greene

Teens, TV and Tunes

The Manufacturing of American Adolescent Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

This political analysis of teen culture examines the historical and ideological development of American youth society, the economic and ideological relationship between television and popular music, and the ideological rivalry between Nickelodeon and Disney. More than mere entertainment, teen sitcoms and pop music portray a complex and often contradictory set of cultural discourses. They engage in a process of ideology marketing and "hip versus square" politics. Case studies include Saved by the Bell, Britney Spears, the movie School of Rock, early "pop music sitcoms" like The Monkees and The Partridge Family, and recent staples of teen culture such as iCarly and Hannah Montana. What is occurring in teen culture has a crucial bearing as today's teens age into adulthood and become the dominant generation in the impending decades.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9780786466429
• ISBN-10: 0786466421
• Artikelnr.: 34444474

Autorenporträt

Independent scholar Doyle Greene is the author of several books and serves on the editorial board of Film Criticism. He lives in Tucson Arizona.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements     
Preface     
Introduction: Reading Teen Culture     
Part One: Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty
1: Teen Culture Industry (or, You Pays Your Money and You Takes Your
Choice)     
2. On the Importance of Being Hip     
Part Two: The Society of the Teen Sitcom
3. The Form and Function of the Sitcom     
4. Free, White, and Teenage Male (or, How to Con Friends and Manipulate
People): Saved by the Bell     
5. Nickelodeon Nation Building: From Clarissa Explains It All to Zoey 101
     
6. The Political Dilemmas of iCarly     
7. I Have a Dream Job: True Jackson, VP     
Part Three: Pop Goes Teen Culture
8. The Birth of the Pop Music Sitcom: The Monkees, the Archies, and the
Partridge Family     
9. Teen Pop in Opposition: Britney Spears versus Madonna     
10. My Generation: School of Rock and the Revival of Rock Ideology     
11. Keeping It Real and Imaginary: The Ideological Contradictions of
Hannah Montana     
12. The Boy Brands Are Back in Town (or, Triumph of the Hip): Big Time Rush
     
Conclusion: The Youth of Today Are the Leaders of Tomorrow     
Appendix: Cast Listings     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index