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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Opting out
    sub title: deviance and generational identities in American post-war cult fiction
  title info:
    title: Deviance and generational identities in American post-war cult fiction
  name:
    name part: Sobral, Ana.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ne
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 275 pages ; 23 cm.
  abstract: "Opting Out explores the theme of deviance as a form of protest in famous cult novels that have left an indelible mark on contemporary American culture - from Jack Kerouac's On the Road to Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Adopting a generational lens, it centers on the deviant heroes and literary spokesmen of two major cohorts: the Baby Boomers and Generation X. Here for the first time the cult texts that defined these generations are submitted to a critical analysis that allows them to enter into a dialogue - or rather a heated debate - with each other. This opens new perspectives on the generation gap in America since 1945, offering a dynamic look at the role of youth as agents of social change and cultural innovation. The volume is of interest to students and researchers in contemporary American literature and culture, as well as to fans of cult fiction in general. The interdisciplinary approach to the themes of generational conflict and deviant behaviour also makes a significant contribution to the fields of sociology, contemporary history and cultural studies."--Publisher's website.
  table of contents: Opting Out as a Modern Paradigm: Generations, Deviance and Cult Fiction -- Generational Identity: Origins, Formation and Impact -- Deviance: Definitions, Reactions and Implications -- Cult Fiction: Writing from the Margins -- The Generational Constellation in Post-War America: A Brief Overview -- Deviance in Cult Fiction of the 1950s and 1960s -- The Road Out: Deviance in Jack Kerouac's On the Road -- An Unlocked Window: Deviance in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- "Edge City": Deviance in Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test -- Deviance in Cult Fiction of the 1980s and 1990s -- "Disappear Here": Deviance in Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero -- "The Lunar Side of the Fence": Deviance in Douglas Coupland's Generation X -- "Hitting Bottom": Deviance in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- Conclusion: Opting Out and America's Social Imaginary/
  note: Ana Sobral.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    topic: American literature
    temporal: 20th century
    topic: History and criticism
  subject:
    topic: Conflict of generations
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Baby boom generation
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Generation X
    geographic: United States
  classification: 813.609
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Costerus ; new ser., v. 197
  identifier: 9789042035768
  identifier: 9042035765
  record info:
    record content source: KSU
    record creation date: 130116
    record change date: 20151203092855.0
    record identifier: in00002867422
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng