Back to the Fifties: Nostalgia, Hollywood Film, and Popular Music of the Seventies and Eighties - Oxford Music / Media Series

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes:"A vital and innovative book that accomplishes the critical task of evolving our conceptions of nostalgia, the Fifties, and the Reagan Era itself through richly detailed analyses of landmark films, soundtracks, music videos, performers, and star legacies. Dwyer's text is accessible, thoroughly compelling, and deftly attuned to the complexities of popular culture and the nuances of our relationship with its history and expressions."--Christine Sprengler, author of Screening Nostalgia, Western University Table of Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Fixing the Fifties: Reaganism, Nostalgia, and Back to the FutureChapter Two: Re-Reading American Graffiti Chapter Three: "Old Time Rock and Roll" on Re-Generation SoundtracksChapter Four: Michael Jackson, MTV, and Crossover NostalgiaChapter Five: Star Legacies: James Dean and Sandra Dee in the Re-GenerationEpilogue: The Futures of NostalgiaWorks Cited IndexBiographical Note: Michael D. Dwyer is an Assistant Professor of Media and Communication at Arcadia University, teaching courses in film, writing, and media studies. In various outlets, he writes about fandom, DIY culture and politics, pop music, memory, Hollywood film, cultural geography, American soccer and the Internet. He lives in Philadelphia with his partner Rachel.