Grease

Gender, Nostalgia and Youth Consumption in the Blockbuster Era

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by Barbara Jane Brickman

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > Grease

Keywords

Randal Kleiser, musicals

Publishing date

2020

Publisher

Routledge

Collection

Routledge Focus on Film Studies

1st publishing

2018

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 116 pages
6 x 9 ½ inches (15.5 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-0-367-73564-7

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Book Presentation:
This book offers the first in-depth look at the history, social context, and industrial practices behind this teen musical phenomenon to suggest that social change, especially in terms of gender and sexuality, comes to the surface despite the film’s retro setting, blockbuster business model, and apparent nostalgic tone. The vast audience for this film over the last thirty-five years and the various "hopelessly devoted" fandoms indicate that Grease exceeds both the confines of its period and the limits of any one ideological message.

About the Author:
Barbara Jane Brickman is an assistant professor of Media and Gender Studies at the University of Alabama. She has published on youth media, female fandom, and 1970s genre films. She is the author of New American Teenagers: The Lost Generation of Youth in 1970s Film.

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