Ryan Lizardi is assistant professor of digital media and humanities at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Ryan Lizardi’s reflection on nostalgic generations is a valuable addition to the growing literature on nostalgia and its relations to media. It will be a very useful source for scholars and students working on the nostalgic production of video games and film.

• ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: Generations of NostalgiaChapter 2: The Dual Audience and Star WarsChapter 3: The Ultimate NES Remix of the PastChapter 4: Building Bricks of NostalgiaChapter 5: Same Story, Different SummerChapter 6: Surrogate ChildhoodsChapter 7: Stream-lining the PastChapter 8: The Now-stalgia of Social MediaConcluding RemarksReferencesAbout the Author

Ryan Lizardi is assistant professor of digital media and humanities at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Ryan Lizardi’s reflection on nostalgic generations is a valuable addition to the growing literature on nostalgia and its relations to media. It will be a very useful source for scholars and students working on the nostalgic production of video games and film.

• ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: Generations of NostalgiaChapter 2: The Dual Audience and Star WarsChapter 3: The Ultimate NES Remix of the PastChapter 4: Building Bricks of NostalgiaChapter 5: Same Story, Different SummerChapter 6: Surrogate ChildhoodsChapter 7: Stream-lining the PastChapter 8: The Now-stalgia of Social MediaConcluding RemarksReferencesAbout the Author

Ryan Lizardi is assistant professor of digital media and humanities at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Ryan Lizardi’s reflection on nostalgic generations is a valuable addition to the growing literature on nostalgia and its relations to media. It will be a very useful source for scholars and students working on the nostalgic production of video games and film.

• ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: Generations of NostalgiaChapter 2: The Dual Audience and Star WarsChapter 3: The Ultimate NES Remix of the PastChapter 4: Building Bricks of NostalgiaChapter 5: Same Story, Different SummerChapter 6: Surrogate ChildhoodsChapter 7: Stream-lining the PastChapter 8: The Now-stalgia of Social MediaConcluding RemarksReferencesAbout the Author