Dancing in the Dark: Youth, Popular Culture, and the Electronic Media

by Roy M. Anker, Lambert Zuidervaart, John William Worst

Overview

The authors offer an insightful analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the popular entertainment industry and America's youth, suggest principles for evaluating popular art and entertainment, and propose strategies for rebuilding strong local cultures in the face of global media giants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802805300
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/19/1990
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

	Contributors	vii
	Preface	ix
1.	The Big Chill: Adults, Youth, and Popular Culture	1
2.	From Revivalism to Rock and Roll: Youth and Media Historically Considered	14
3.	Lost in Time and Space: Youth in an Electronic Culture	46
4.	Risky Business: Youth and the Entertainment Industry	76
5.	Consuming Visions: Popular Art in Consumer Capitalism	111
6.	The Heart of Rock and Roll: The Landscape of a Musical Style	146
7.	Rocking to Images: The Music Television Revolution	178
8.	Looking at Teen Films: History, Market, and Meaning	211
9.	Chasing the Grail: Youth in a Culture of Leisure	250
10.	Zappa Meets Gore: Evaluating Popular Art	278
	Selected Bibliography	310
	Index	342
	Acknowledgments	348