{"product_id":"rock-around-the-clock-9781138682771","title":"Rock around the Clock","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining one of the earliest films made specifically for young audiences in US cinema, \u003ci\u003eRock around the Clock \u003c\/i\u003e(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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding new avenues of approaching the film, the book looks at how \u003ci\u003eRock around the Clock \u003c\/i\u003ehas attracted significant scholarly attention, despite its origins as a low-budget production made by master exploitation filmmaker Sam Katzman. It challenges accounts that see the film's young people as juvenile delinquents, using instead the label cultural rebels' as a signifier of youth's ability to resurrect a moribund music industry and rejuvenate a stale youth culture. This book also questions the nature of the label exploitation' as applied to the film by examining Columbia Pictures' role as a resource provider for Katzman's film, comparing \u003ci\u003eRock around the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. \u003ci\u003eRock around the Clock\u003c\/i\u003e: From Exploitation to Legitimacy 1. (Re)imagining Youth: The ‘Birth’ of the Teenager Under the Spectre of Rock ‘n’ Roll 2. Whos’ Exploiting What and How (1): \u003ci\u003eRock around the Clock\u003c\/i\u003e and Exploitation Formulas in an Industry in Transition 3. Whos’ Exploiting What and How (2): \u003ci\u003eRock around the Clock\u003c\/i\u003e between Major Studio and Independent Film Production 4. Who’s Exploiting What and How (3): Film Adaptation and the Boundaries of Exploitation in \u003ci\u003eRock Around the Clock \u003c\/i\u003eCoda. ‘The Living End’ or the Rest is History\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019517034839,"sku":"9781138682771","price":43.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138682771.jpg?v=1750780504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rock-around-the-clock-9781138682771","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}