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In this book, contributors examine media and popular culture forms for and about millennials and Generation Z. Scholars of media studies, popular culture, and sociology will find this book of particular interest.
List of contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: So you want to be a #GIRLBOSS?": Millennial Femininity and Entrepreneurial Selfhood in Girlboss and The Girlfriend Experience
Martin Fradley
Chapter 2: Retrace Your Steps, Escape Your Past: Identity, Belonging, Nostalgia, and Representation in Ready Player One
Raymond Blanton
Chapter 3: Transmediality, Agency, and Authenticity - Engaging the Fans of the Austentatious Book Club
Ruxandra Trandafoiu and Carol Poole
Chapter 4: Food and the Next Generation: Putting Their Money Where their Mouth is
Claire Stewart
Chapter 5: Revising The Slasher Genre for Millennials and Generation Z: Remaking Black Christmas
Ahmet Atay
Chapter 6: The Influencer Generations: Millennials and Generation Z are Ditching the Typical 9-5 to Post on Social Media
Sydney Dotson and Mary Z. Ashlock
Chapter 7: Millennials and Democratic Socialism: Media Representations and Political Memory Under Neoliberalism
Christopher C. Barnes
Chapter 8: Boldly Shattering Millennial Stereotypes
Victoria McDermont and Nike Jacob
Chapter 9: Studying Media Portrayals of Millennials and Generation Z Through the Lens of Critical Communication Pedagogy
Anthony Esposito and Ronald K. Raymond
About the Contributors
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Edited by Ahmet Atay and Mary Z. Ashlock - Contributions by Mary Z. Ashlock; Ahmet Atay; Chris Barnes; Raymond Blanton; Sydney R. Dotson; Anthony Esposito; Martin Fradley; Nike Jacob; Victoria McDermott; Carol Poole; Ronald K. Raymond; Claire Stewart and
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In this book, contributors examine media and popular culture forms for and about millennials and Generation Z. Scholars of media studies, popular culture, and sociology will find this book of particular interest.