This book examines the portrayal of Generation X in contemporary television, movies, music, and internet sources. Drawing on generational theory, cultural studies theory, race theory, and feminist theory, the essays analyze the role of Generation X in American popular culture in relation to both Baby Boomers and Millennials.
This book examines the portrayal of Generation X in contemporary television, movies, music, and internet sources. Drawing on generational theory, cultural studies theory, race theory, and feminist theory, the essays analyze the role of Generation X in American popular culture in relation to both Baby Boomers and Millennials.
Pamela W. Hollander is associate professor in the education department at Worcester State University in Massachusetts.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Gen X "Brings It" to Adulthood By Pam Hollander Chapter 1: Cobra Kai: Flipping the Script and Finding Intergenerational Balance By Jim Deys Chapter 2: The Countercultural Legacy of Generation X in Twin Peaks By Damon Franke Chapter 3: So Different Yet So Similar: Two Black Generation X Professors Discuss Life at the Half Century Mark By Elwood Watson & Zebulon Miletsky Chapter 4: The Revisionist 3Rs: Revolutionize your Revolutions around the Sun By Sarah Parker Chapter 5: The New Adult: A Media Comparison of Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z By Lee Okan Chapter 6: From Latchkey Kid to Granny Nanny: How Gen X Shaped the Modern Family By Melissa Vosen Callens Chapter 7: Crimes of Trust: Middle-Aged Gen Xers In Ozark By Marty Rapp Chapter 8: "I Didn't Feel a Thing": The Gen X Trauma and Alternative Families in My Golden Days By Helena Gurfinkel Chapter 9: The Aging Dilemma in Forever: Generation X Asks What It Means to Live By Kellie Deys Appendix: Personal Essays on Generation X at Middle Age
Introduction: Gen X "Brings It" to Adulthood By Pam Hollander Chapter 1: Cobra Kai: Flipping the Script and Finding Intergenerational Balance By Jim Deys Chapter 2: The Countercultural Legacy of Generation X in Twin Peaks By Damon Franke Chapter 3: So Different Yet So Similar: Two Black Generation X Professors Discuss Life at the Half Century Mark By Elwood Watson & Zebulon Miletsky Chapter 4: The Revisionist 3Rs: Revolutionize your Revolutions around the Sun By Sarah Parker Chapter 5: The New Adult: A Media Comparison of Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z By Lee Okan Chapter 6: From Latchkey Kid to Granny Nanny: How Gen X Shaped the Modern Family By Melissa Vosen Callens Chapter 7: Crimes of Trust: Middle-Aged Gen Xers In Ozark By Marty Rapp Chapter 8: "I Didn't Feel a Thing": The Gen X Trauma and Alternative Families in My Golden Days By Helena Gurfinkel Chapter 9: The Aging Dilemma in Forever: Generation X Asks What It Means to Live By Kellie Deys Appendix: Personal Essays on Generation X at Middle Age
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