Youth Culture – Page 2

Rethinking the Digital Age

January 21, 2005 Faye Ginsburg / NYU 2 comments

by: Faye Ginsburg / New York University
It is 2005 and the term “The Digital Age” is as naturalized for many as a temporal marking of the dominance of a certain kind of technological regime (“the digital”) as is the “Paleolithic’s” association with certain kinds of stone tools.

My Own Private TV

December 17, 2004 Erin MacLeod / McGill University 6 comments

by: Erin MacLeod / McGill University
With the “TV on DVD” phenomenon in full effect almost any show you’ve ever loved that’s been either relegated to reruns or sporadic glimpses on various cable channels is available.

Laguna Beach

December 3, 2004 Anna McCarthy / New York University 13 comments

by: Anna McCarthy / New York University
“Oh my God, didn’t Morgan get pretty?” This was a friend’s response when I asked if he’d seen Laguna Beach, a new MTV reality show billed as “the real Orange County.” He wasn’t actually commenting on a character’s looks. Rather, he was parodying its signature mode of dialogue…