Teen Movies: A Century of American Youth

by Timothy Shary

Cinema has always engaged with the experiences, hopes, fears, and anxieties of-and about-adolescents, teenagers, and young people. This book is a comprehensive and accessible history of the depiction of teenagers in American film, from the silent era to the twenty-first century.

Timothy Shary explores the development of teenage roles across eras and industrial cycles, such as the juvenile delinquent pictures of the 1950s, the beach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231206216
• ISBN13: 9780231206211
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"