MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02037cam a22003134a 4500
001 2011011229
003 DLC
005 20110922085349.0
008 110314s2011 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011011229
020 $a9781847886873 (cloth)
020 $a9781847886866 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPN1995.9.Y6$bD75 2011
082 00 $a791.430835$222
084 $aART057000$aPER004030$aSOC047000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aDriscoll, Catherine.
245 10 $aTeen film :$ba critical introduction /$cCatherine Driscoll.
250 $aEnglish ed.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bBerg,$c2011.
300 $aix, 198 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
490 0 $aFilm genres,$x1757-6431
520 $a"What makes a film a teen film? And why, when it represents such powerful and enduring ideas about youth and adolescence, is teen film usually viewed as culturally insignificant? Teen film is usually discussed as a representation of the changing American teenager, highlighting the institutions of high school and the nuclear family and experiments in sexual development and identity formation. But not every film featuring these components is a teen film and not every teen film is American. Arguing that teen film is always a story about becoming a citizen and a subject, Teen Film presents a new history of the genre, surveys the existing body of scholarship, and introduces key critical tools for discussing teen film. Surveying a wide range of films including The Wild One, Heathers, Donnie Darko and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the book's central focus is on what kind of adolescence teen film represents, and on teen film's capacity to produce new and influential images of adolescence"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-192) and index.
650 0 $aTeen films$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aTeenagers in motion pictures.
650 7 $aART / Film & Video$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism$2bisacsh.