Generation X
The Popular Culture That Defined the MTV Generation
Generation X
The Popular Culture That Defined the MTV Generation
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Description
This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and nuanced exploration of Generation X and its enduring imprint on the cultural landscape of the USA, in realms such as music, television, literature, advertising, and art.
American life has changed significantly in the last 70 years. Explore the pop culture that defined Generation X, defined as those born between 1965 and 1980, with informative entries on iconic performers (Nirvana, Notorious B.I.G.), films (The Big Lebowski, Heathers), and books (Generation X)-not to mention the technology, media platforms, and events that had a lasting cultural impact.
A series of interviews from artists and musicians of the era shed light on their influences, challenges, and achievements, while an introductory essay takes a deeper dive into Generation X attitudes toward work and leisure, race and ethnicity, personal relationships, politics, and social media.
Table of Contents
II. Chronology
III. Introduction
A. Gen X and Labels
B. Gen X as Consumers
C. Gen X and Race
D. Gen X in Relationships
E. Gen X and Health
F. Gen X at Leisure
G. Gen X and Politics
H. Gen X and Domestic Terror
I. Gen X and Social Consciousness
IV. A-Z entries
The 1992 Presidential Campaign
AIDS/HIV epidemic
Analog-to-Digital Transition
Anti-Corporatism
Apartheid
Beck, Odelay, 1996
BET
BIPOC Film and Television Representation
The Big Lebowski, 1998
Black Rock Coalition
Body Count, “Cop Killer,” 1992
Boy Bands
Boyz n the Hood, 1991
Britpop
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Cable TV's Expansion
Compact Discs
The Challenger Explosion
Children's Television Act/Kid Vid Rules
Clear Craze
Clerks, 1994
Clueless, 1995
Coffeehouse Culture
Sofia Coppola
Cyberpunk
DIY Culture
Dr. Dre, The Chronic, 1992
Drug Culture
Empire Records, Allan Moyle, 1995
Fake News, Parody, Satire, Mockumentary
Family / Domestic Sitcoms
Festivals (Lollapalooza, Lilith Fair, Coachella, Woodstock '94)
Fight Club, 1999
Friends (1994–2004)
Gaming
Garbage Pail Kids
Generation X, 1991
Gen X Nostalgia on Screen
Ghost World, 1997
Girls and Women in Popular Music
Goth
Graphic Novels
Grunge
Heathers, 1989
In Living Color (1990–1994)
Independent Film
Internet and Social Media
Iran Hostage Crisis
Spike Jonze
Latchkey Kids
Late Night Television
Spike Lee
Literary Brat Pack (Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz, and Jay McInerney)
Mall Culture
Mixtapes
MTV / The Music Video
My Own Private Idaho, 1991
Neo-Noir
New Sincerity
Nirvana, Nevermind, 1991
Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die, 1994
The Nuclear Age in Decline
Office Space, 1999
O.J. Simpson Trial
Online Activism and Slacktivism
Operation Desert Storm
Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted, 1992
Pearl Jam, Ten, 1991
Princess Diana's Death
Radio
R.E.M., Automatic for the People, 1992
The Real World (1992–2017)
Reality Bites, 1994
Reality TV
Rodney King Beating and the L.A. Riots
Ronald Reagan Assassination Attempt
The Sandman, 1989–1993
Satanic Panic
Scream, 1996
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Singles (1992)
Slacker (1991)
Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystyle, 1993
Sonic Youth, Dirty, 1992
The Spice Girls
Whit Stillman
Swing and Ska Revivals
Quentin Tarantino
Technothriller Cinema
Teen Melodrama (Beverly Hills, 90210; Melrose Place; Dawson's Creek)
Titanic, 1997
Transmedia Storytelling
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Video Rentals
Weird TV
X Games
The X-Files (1993–2002, 2016–2018)
Y2K
Young Adult Literature
Sidebars
V. Interviews
VI. Glossary of Key Terms
VII. Bibliography
VIII. About the Authors
Product details
| Published | 16 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 440 |
| ISBN | 9781440874628 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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