Introduction : changing the dedication -- 1. The archaeology of X : making a (post) youth culture -- 2. Settling accounts with Birmingham -- 3. Thank you for the history lesson -- 4. Always on my mind : building popular memory studies -- 5. Reading on your feet and dancing through the revolution -- 6. Dancing with the chairman of the board -- 7. Here to stay? : 24 hour (post) party people -- 8. Looking through rouge coloured glasses -- Conclusion : save Ferris
Summary
"Tara Brabazon investigates Generation X and their shared popular cultural literacies, showing how an unforgettable song, an amazing nightclub or an unexpected goal in extra time can provide the building blocks of identity."--BOOK JACKET