2nd Edition

Youth Culture and the Media Global Perspectives

By Bill Osgerby Copyright 2021
266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

This expansive, lively introduction charts the connections between international youth cultures and the development of global media and communication. From 1950s drive-ins and jukeboxes to contemporary social media, the book examines modern youth cultures in their social, economic, and political contexts. Exploring the rise of young people as a distinct media market, the book examines the... Read more

1. Introduction: Youth Culture and the Media: Global Perspectives ; 2. The Rise of the Teenage Media Market: Youth, Consumption, and Entertainment in the Twentieth Century ; 3. Millennials and the Media: Youth, Communication, and Consumption in the Early Twenty-First Century ; 4. Media Representations of Youth: Pathologies, Panaceas, and Moral Panics ; 5. Media Effects and Youth: A Crucible of Controversy ; 6. Young People and Media Consumption: From Mass Culture to Subcultures, ‘Resistance’ ... and Beyond ; 7. Media Industries, Globalisation, and the International Youth Market ; 8. Global Media, Local Youth Cultures, and Hybridity ; 9. Youth Culture, Identity, and Creativity in the Age of Digital Media ; 10. Conclusion: Youth, Media, and ‘Circuits of Culture’

Biography

Bill Osgerby is Emeritus Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at London Metropolitan University, UK. He has published widely on British and American cultural history.