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OverviewWhat makes a film a teen film? And why, when it represents such powerful and enduring ideas about youth and adolescence, is teen film usually viewed as culturally insignificant? Teen film is usually discussed as a representation of the changing American teenager, highlighting the institutions of high school and the nuclear family, and experiments in sexual development and identity formation. But not every film featuring these components is a teen film and not every teen film is American. Arguing that teen film is always a story about becoming a citizen and a subject, Teen Film presents a new history of the genre, surveys the existing body of scholarship, and introduces key critical tools for discussing teen film. Surveying a wide range of films including The Wild One, Heathers, Akira and Donnie Darko, the book's central focus is on what kind of adolescence teen film represents, and on teen film's capacity to produce new and influential images of adolescence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Catherine DriscollPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Berg Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.304kg ISBN: 9781847886866ISBN 10: 1847886868 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 June 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Meet the Adolescent Industry: 'Teen' and 'Film' PART I: HISTORIES1. Modernism, Cinema, Adolescence2. The Teenager and Teenage Film3. Inventing 'Teen Film' PART II: FILM TEENS4. Rites of Passage5. Teen Types and Stereotypes6. Teenage WastelandPART III: LIMINAL TEEN FILM7. Adaptability8. Classification9. Which Teen/Film?BibliographyIndexReviewsTeen Film: A Critical Introduction breaks new and vital ground. Moving away from the America-centric bias of previous studies, it shows that the protean, complex, ever-changing image of youth on screen belongs to everyone, everywhere, no matter their age, gender, race or culture. A major achievement in film studies. Adrian Martin, Monash University Teen Film: A Critical Introduction breaks new and vital ground. Moving away from the America-centric bias of previous studies, it shows that the protean, complex, ever-changing image of youth on screen belongs to everyone, everywhere, no matter their age, gender, race or culture. A major achievement in film studies. * Adrian Martin, Monash University * Author InformationCatherine Driscoll is Associate Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney, and author of Girls: Feminine Adolescence in Popular Culture and Cultural Theory and Modernist Cultural Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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