Generation X and the Rise of the Entertainment Subject

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien Generation X: Studies in Culture, Demographics, and Media Representation

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Beskrivning

Generation X and the Rise of the Entertainment Subject defines Gen X as the first generationto be dominated by entertainment subjectivity. A social and psychological feedback loop is created as entertainment caters to adolescent consumers while the consumer, in turn, is shaped by the entertainment they internalize. While the paradigmatic latchkey young adults are immersed in media consumption, they see the world through the lens of popular culture products that seek to capitalize on the free time and disposable income of the unoccupied viewer. This book argues that Gen X entertainment subjectivity lays the foundations for contemporary society where handheld devices and other technologies detach their users from the world around them.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-20
Mått:165 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt:358 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Generation X: Studies in Culture, Demographics, and Media Representation
Antal sidor:116
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793642349

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Robert Samuels is lecturer of writing at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Recensioner i media

Robert Samuels has meticulously, deftly, coherently and precisely written a deeply informative of various narratives of Generation X that have been examined, marketed and commodified by the media, corporations, Hollywood and the larger population. It is a riveting, effervescent work that seamlessly integrates Generation X with popular culture.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Gen X Goes to CollegeChapter 3: The Nirvana PrincipleChapter 4: Reality BitesChapter 5: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Gen X Cynical OpportunismChapter 6: Pulp Fiction and Gen X RomanticismChapter 7: Do the Right Thing and the Politics of RepresentationChapter 8: Amusing Gen X to DeathChapter 9: Conclusion