Generation multiplex: The image of youth in American cinema, 1981-1996

An examination of the representation of young characters (aged 12 to 20) in fictional feature films made in the United States between 1981 and 1996. The author argues that youth films constitute a legitimate genre of cinema study, and that five subgenres of the youth genre have been prominent during...

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Main Author: Shary, Timothy Matthew
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1998
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9841922