Thesis
What choice?: Subculture films, naturalization, and the postmodern condition
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2003
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102
Abstract
Over the last 25 years, a new genre of Hollywood films has emerged, each film focusing on one particular American subculture. During the course of each movie, the protagonist must come to terms with this subculture's opposition to "mainstream" American society, and in almost every case he must eventually make a decision as to which world he will belong to. This thesis begins an examination of the genre, in the hope that further examination and discussion will follow. It identifies various primary and secondary characteristics of the genre, and from there it considers directly a few of the more apparent issues raised by these films, and by the existence of the genre itself. Representations of race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, and class are examined, as are "naturalizing" influences within the genre. Finally, the thesis identifies aspects of the genre which are emblematic of the postmodern condition.
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Details
- Title
- What choice?
- Creators
- Matthew Lewis McDowall
- Contributors
- T. V. Reed (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Languages, Cultures, and Race, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525276001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis