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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marcel DanesiPublisher: Canadian Scholars Imprint: Canadian Scholars Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.342kg ISBN: 9781551309545ISBN 10: 1551309548 Pages: 275 Publication Date: 30 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Origins: From the Construction of Adolescence to the Roaring Twenties Prologue Adolescence Romanticism Flappers The Jazz Era The Mass Media Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Dada, and Futurism Epilogue Chapter 2: Rebirth and Rebellion: The 1950s Prologue Elvis Presley Rebellion Coolness The Rock Era Beat Writers and Pop Art Holden Caulfield, Happy Days, and The Truman Show Epilogue Chapter 3: Revolution: The counterculture Era Prologue The Beatles The Counterculture Era The Hippies Cooption Influences Epilogue Chapter 4: Mutation: The Post-Counterculture Era Prologue Metal Punk Goth Sexual Personae Disco Rave Epilogue Chapter 5: Integration: Rap and Hip-Hop Prologue Origins Rap Hip-Hop Gangsta Culture Epilogue Chapter 6: Demise: The Day the Music Died Prologue Technology and the Mass Media Cyberspace Meme Culture Adolescence Revised The Day the Music Died Epilogue NotesReviewsThis is a fun and engaging overview of the rise, evolution, and potential demise of youth culture. One of the major strengths of the book is its interdisciplinary approach to understanding the evolution of youth culture against the changing social conditions of the various eras from the 1920s to the present day. -Geoffrey Stewart, Department of History, University of Western Ontario Author InformationMarcel Danesi is Professor of Semiotics and Linguistic Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. His main research interests are semiotic theory and youth culture. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica, the official journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |