The Millennials on film and television : essays on the politics of popular culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Description:	viii, 207 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Generation Y -- United States. Popular culture -- United States. Generation Y. Popular culture. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9962042

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Other authors / contributors:	Kaklamanidou, Betty, 1972- editor of compilation. Tally, Margaret, 1960- editor of compilation.
ISBN:	9780786478804 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786478802 (softcover : alk. paper) 9781476615141 (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"--

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Twenty-First Century Generation and the ABC Family Brand
Secrets and Lies: Gender and Generation in the ABC Family Brand
Lavender Identity and Representation in the Media: The Portrayal of Gays and Lesbians in Popular Television
Exploring Discourses of Engagement in 2 Broke Girls
The Mindy Project: South Asians and Television Multiculturalism
The Big Bang Theory: Nerds and Kidults
The Emotional Power of Technology, Community and Morality in The Vampire Diaries
Generational Conflict, Twenty-First-Century Horror Films and The Cabin in the Woods
The Scream of a Generation: "Generation Me" in Scream 4
"Comedy Natives": Generations, Humor and the Question of Why Smart + Funny Is the New Rock and Roll
The Romantico-Sexual Narrative and Intertextuality in Friends with Benefits and No Strings Attached
Labor Narratives and The Devil Wears Prada
Works Cited
About the Contributors
Index

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