This collection explores the representation, articulation and construction of youth subcultures in a range of texts and contexts. It brings together scholars working in literary studies, screen studies, sociology and cultural studies whose research interests lie in the aesthetics and cultural politics of youth. It contributes to, and extends, contemporary theoretical perspectives around youth and youth cultures.
Contributors examine a range of topics, including...
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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part One. ‘Subcultural Fictions’.- Chapter 2: Girls on the Rampage: ‘Bad Girl’ Fiction in 1950s America; Bill Osgerby.- Chapter 3: Quee...
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Nick Bentley is Senior Lecturer in English at Keele University, UK. Previous publications include
Contemporary British Fiction: A Reader’s Guide to the Essent...