{"product_id":"back-to-the-fifties-nostalgia-hollywood-film-and-popular-music-of-the-seventies-and-eighties-paperback","title":"Back to the Fifties: Nostalgia, Hollywood Film, and Popular Music of the Seventies and Eighties - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael D. Dwyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hollywood studios and record companies churned out films, albums, music videos and promotional materials that sought to recapture, revise, and re-imagine the 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBreaking from dominant wisdom that casts the trend as wholly defined by Ronald Reagan's politics or the rise of postmodernism, \u003cem\u003eBack to the Fifties\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how Fifties nostalgia from 1973 to 1988 was utilized by a range of audiences for diverse and often competing agendas. Films from American Graffiti to Hairspray and popular music from Sha Na Na to Michael Jackson shaped - and were shaped by - the complex social, political and cultural conditions of the Reagan Era. By closely examining the ways that \"the Fifties\" was remade and recalled, \u003cem\u003eBack to the Fifties\u003c\/em\u003e explores how cultural memories were fostered for a generation of teenagers trained by popular culture to rewind, record, recycle and replay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael D. Dwyer\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039130783824,"sku":"9780199356843","price":90.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/Vi9MM0gzeHhOc2hDRjBuUXFoNWNYUT09.webp?v=1771841355","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/back-to-the-fifties-nostalgia-hollywood-film-and-popular-music-of-the-seventies-and-eighties-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}