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Social Science Popular Culture

Growing Up Degrassi

Television, Identity and Youth Cultures

edited by Michele Byers

Publisher
Three O'Clock Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2005
Category
Popular Culture, History & Criticism
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894549486
    Publish Date
    Sep 2005
    List Price
    $28.95

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Description

This is the first collection of its kind to explore one of the most widely recognized series in Canadian television history. Sixteen essays bring together scholars and fans of Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and Degrassi: The Next Generation to examine the pivotal role the series has had in shaping Canadian youth identity over the past twenty-five years. In the first two sections, "Egrassi and Youth Cultures" and "Building Identity on Degrassi," contributors look into topics ranging from how technology and media have shaped character identity and viewer devotion, to the critical contemporary issues of the AIDS crisis among young adults. The third section "Web Sites, Fan Clubs Reminiscences," is a celebration of Degrassi fandom. In her Afterword, Linda Schuyler comments on the twenty-five years it has taken to build the remarkable phenomenon called Degrassi and why it deserves to be both celebrated and critiqued for its unique place in television and youth cultures.

About the author

About the Editor: Michele Byers is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Saint Mary's University, Halifax.

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