The book Youth on Screen by David Buckingham provides an in-depth look at the representations of young peoples' lives in film and television. The author argues that, from the beginning of cinema, filmmakers have used sensational or seductive approaches to portray the young (usually attributed to excess energy, naivete, and visual appearances) as problems and as troubling objects of interest.
The book reviews ninety years of representation of youth that include genres like drama, western, sexual exploitation films, and Hollywood classics such as Blackboard Jungle, This is England, Jailhouse Rock, and Skins. It also explores obscure or minority subcultures as presented in films like Children of Times Past and Sodoma. The book provides an interesting historical and analytical perspective of these representations. It is an invaluable resource for those studying film, media, audience studies, or literature and can serve as an impactful introduction into the topic.
From Blackboard Jungle to This Is England and from Jailhouse Rock to Skins, this book provides a fascinating account of the way the portrayal of young people has evolved across time.
Электронная Книга «Youth on Screen» написана автором David Buckingham в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781509545278
Описание книги от David Buckingham
Right from the origins of cinema, countless films and television dramas have offered sensational and seductive representations of young people's lives. Youth is typically associated with energy, idealism and physical beauty, but it is often represented as both troubled and troubling. These representations are almost always created by adults, implicitly reflecting an adult perspective on how young people 'come of age'. Youth on Screen provides a historical account of representations of youth in Britain and the United States, stretching back over seventy years. From Blackboard Jungle to This is England , and from Jailhouse Rock to Skins , it covers a range of classics, as well as some intriguing obscurities. Engagingly written and clearly organized, it offers a perfect introduction for students and general readers.
