{"product_id":"generation-multiplex-timothy-shary-9780292756625","title":"Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeneration Multiplex\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) was the first comprehensive study of the representation of teenagers in American cinema since David Considine's \u003ci\u003eCinema of Adolescence\u003c\/i\u003e in 1985. This updated and expanded edition reaffirms the idea that films about youth constitute a legitimate genre worthy of study on its own terms. Identifying four distinct subgenres--school, delinquency, horror, and romance--Timothy Shary explores hundreds of representative films while offering in-depth discussion of movies that constitute key moments in the genre, including \u003ci\u003eFast Times at Ridgemont High\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Nightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Breakfast Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSay Anything . . . \u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoyz N the Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuperbad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Saga\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e. Analyzing developments in teen films since 2002, Shary covers such topics as the increasing availability of movies on demand, which has given teens greater access to both popular and lesser-seen films; the recent dominance of supernatural and fantasy films as a category within the genre; and how the ongoing commodification of teen images in media affects real-life issues such as school bullying, athletic development, sexual identity, and teenage pregnancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Shary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292756623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292756625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Timothy Shary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988105822463,"sku":"9780292756625","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e338a268-f9ca-422e-8009-245ca9d23018.jpg?v=1683292652","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/generation-multiplex-timothy-shary-9780292756625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}