Rock Around the Clock: Exploitation, Rock 'n' Roll and the Origins of Youth Culture

by Siân Lincoln and Yannis Tzioumakis

Examining one of the earliest films made specifically for young audiences in US cinema, Rock around the Clock (1956), this book explores the exploitation production company that made the film and the ways it represented young people, especially in terms of their association with rock 'n' roll music and culture.

Providing new avenues of approaching the film, the book looks at how Rock around the Clock has attracted significant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138682772
• ISBN13: 9781138682771
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"