Dwyer, Michael D. - Back to the Fifties

Through close attention to films like Back to the Future and popular music of artists like Michael Jackson, Back to the Fifties explores how Fifties nostalgia was shaped for a generation of teenagers trained by popular culture to rewind, record, recycle and replay.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One - Fixing the Fifties: Reaganism, Nostalgia, and Back to the Future
Chapter Two: Re-Reading American Graffiti
Chapter Three: Old Time Rock and Roll on Re-Generation Soundtracks
Chapter Four: Michael Jackson, MTV, and Crossover Nostalgia
Chapter Five: Star Legacies: James Dean and Sandra Dee in the Re-Generation
Epilogue: The Futures of Nostalgia
Works Cited
Index

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