Generation X

Melissa Lenos is Senior Director of Graduate Advising and Engagement for the Humanities at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.Kevin L. Ferguson is an associate professor in the Department of English at Queens College, USA.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChronologyIntroductionGen X and LabelsGen X as ConsumersGen X and RaceGen X in RelationshipsGen X and HealthGen X at LeisureGen X and PoliticsGen X and Domestic TerrorGen X and Social ConsciousnessA-Z EntriesAIDS/HIV EpidemicAnalog-to-Digital TransitionAnti-CorporatismApartheidBeck, Odelay, 1996BETThe Big Lebowski, 1998BIPOC Film and Television RepresentationBlack Rock CoalitionBody Count, “Cop Killer,” 1992Boy BandsBoyz n the Hood, 1991BritpopBuffy the Vampire Slayer, 1997–2001, 2001–2003Cable TV’s ExpansionMariah CareyThe Challenger ExplosionChildren’s Television Act/Kid Vid RulesClear CrazeClerks, 1994Clueless, 1995Coffeehouse CultureCompact DiscsSofia CoppolaCyberpunkDIY CultureDr. Dre, The Chronic, 1992Drug CultureEmpire Records, 1995Nora EphronFake News, Parody, Satire, MockumentaryFamily/Domestic SitcomsFestivals: Lollapalooza, Lilith Fair, Coachella, Woodstock ‘94Fight Club, 1999Friends, 1994–2004GamingGarbage Pail KidsGeneration X, Douglas Coupland, 1991Gen X Nostalgia on ScreenGhost World, Daniel Clowes, 1997Girls and Women in Popular MusicGothGraphic NovelsGrungeHeathers, 1989John HughesIndependent FilmIn Living Color, 1990–1994The Internet and Social MediaThe Iran Hostage CrisisSpike JonzeLatchkey KidsLate Night TelevisionSpike LeeThe Literary Brat Pack: Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz, and Jay McInerneyMadonnaMall CultureMixtapesAlanis MorissetteKate MossMTV/The Music VideoMy Own Private Idaho, 1991Neo-noirNew SincerityNew WaveNirvana, Nevermind, 1991Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die, 1994The Nuclear Age in DeclineOffice Space, 1999The O.J. Simpson TrialOnline Activism and SlacktivismOperation Desert StormPavement, Slanted and Enchanted, 1992Pearl Jam, Ten, 1991Liz PhairThe Presidential Campaign of 1992Princess Diana’s DeathRadioReality Bites, 1994Reality TVThe Real World, 1992–2017, 2019–R.E.M., Automatic for the People, 1992The Rodney King Beating and the L.A. RiotsRonald Reagan Assassination AttemptThe Sandman, Neil Gaiman, 1989–1993Satanic PanicScream, 1996Seinfeld, 1989–1998The Silence of the Lambs, 1991Singles, 1992Slacker, 1991Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystyle, 1993Sonic Youth, Dirty, 1992The Spice GirlsWhit StillmanSwing and Ska RevivalsQuentin TarantinoTechnothriller CinemaTeen Melodrama: Beverly Hills, 90210; Melrose Place; Dawson’s CreekThe Terminator, 1984Titanic, 1997Top Gun, 1986Transmedia StorytellingTwin Peaks, 1990–1991, 2017Video RentalsWeird TVThe X-Files, 1993–2002, 2016–2018The X GamesYoung Adult Literature Y2KInterviewsGlossary of Key TermsBibliographyIndex

This generational overview is a good choice for pop-culture reference collections.