iCon of a generation

Hickey, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9862-6444 (2008) iCon of a generation. In: iPod and philosophy: iCon of an ePoch. Popular Culture and Philosophy (34). Carus, Chicago, United States, pp. 131-144. ISBN 978-0-812-69651-6

Abstract

This chapter argues that the iPod and similar digital accoutrements of youth operate as a simulacrum of 'youth-ness'. Represented in the mass-communication networks of contemporary Western locales, 'youthness' maintains a set of specific thematic tropes repeated throughout the cultural network. Using the iPod as a symbolic representation of youthful 'hipness', ideas of youth-ness as commodified through mass communication networks are deconstructed.

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Item Type:	Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	© 2008 by Carus Publishing Company. Permanent restricted access to paper due to publisher copyright restrictions.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Education (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Education (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2009 01:55
Last Modified:	12 Sep 2016 02:43
Uncontrolled Keywords:	iPod; youthness; youth culture; mobile devices
Fields of Research (2008):	08 Information and Computing Sciences > 0805 Distributed Computing > 080502 Mobile Technologies 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200204 Cultural Theory 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2001 Communication and Media Studies > 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies
Fields of Research (2020):	46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 4606 Distributed computing and systems software > 460608 Mobile computing 47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4702 Cultural studies > 470207 Cultural theory 47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4701 Communication and media studies > 470102 Communication technology and digital media studies
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9502 Communication > 950201 Communication Across Languages and Culture
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/5610

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