Rock Around the Clock

✍ Scribed by Yannis Tzioumakis;Sin Lincoln;; Siân Lincoln

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 145
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Examining one of the earliest films made specifically for young audiences in US cinema, Rock around the Clock (1956), this book explores the exploitation production company that made the film and the ways it represented young people, especially in terms of their association with rock 'n' roll music and culture.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Series Editors’ Introduction
Acknowledgements
Introduction: From Exploitation to Legitimacy
1. (Re)imagining Youth: The ‘Birth’ of the Teenager under the Spectre of Rock ’n’ Roll
2. Who’s Exploiting What and How (1): Rock around the Clock and Exploitation Formulas in an Industry in Transition
3. Who’s Exploiting What and How (2): Rock around the Clock between Major Studio and Independent Film Production
4. Who’s Exploiting What and How (3): Film Adaptation and the Boundaries of Exploitation in Rock around the Clock
Coda: The Living End
Bibliography
Index