Generation multiplex: the image of youth in contemporary American cinema

Abstract

Foreword by David Considine Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: The Cinematic Image of Youth Social Representation and Genre Analysis The Study of Youth, In and Out of Movies Chapter 2. Youth in School: Academics and Attitude Trends in the Subgenre Schoolkids Delinquents and Their Avenues of Anger Resisting Rebels The Labor of Being Popular The Sensitive Athlete Conclusion Chapter 3. Delinquent Youth: Having Fun, On the Loose, In Trouble Trends in the Subgenre Delinquent Styles Deviant Dancing Natural Encounters Patriotic Purpose Tough Girls The African American Crime Drama Conclusion Chapter 4. The Youth Horror Film: Slashers and the Supernatural Historical Context of the Youth Horror Subgenre Trends in the Subgenre Research on the Youth Horror Film Styles of the Youth Horror Film The Slasher/Stalker Film Supernatural Movies Conclusion Chapter 5. Youth and Science: Technology, Computers, Games The Three Dimensions Simple Science Games and Computers Conclusion Chapter 6. Youth in Love and Having Sex Contexts and Trends Patterns and Images Youth in Love Youth Having Sex Conclusion Chapter 7. Conclusion: Youth Cinema at the Millennium Appendix A. Filmography of Youth Films, 1980 -2001 Appendix B. Subjective Superlative Lists Notes Bibliography Index

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