Generation X and the Rise of the Entertainment Subject

Robert Samuels is lecturer of writing at University of California, Santa Barbara.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Gen X Goes to CollegeChapter 3: The Nirvana PrincipleChapter 4: Reality BitesChapter 5: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Gen X Cynical OpportunismChapter 6: Pulp Fiction and Gen X RomanticismChapter 7: Do the Right Thing and the Politics of RepresentationChapter 8: Amusing Gen X to DeathChapter 9: Conclusion

Robert Samuels has meticulously, deftly, coherently and precisely written a deeply informative of various narratives of Generation X that have been examined, marketed and commodified by the media, corporations, Hollywood and the larger population. It is a riveting, effervescent work that seamlessly integrates Generation X with popular culture.