TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wohlmann,Anita
TI  - Aged Young Adults: Age Readings of Contemporary American Novels and Films 
T2  - Aging Studies
SN  - 9783837624830
U1  - 420 
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Bielefeld : 
PB  - transcript Verlag, 
KW  - Aging Studies
KW  - American Studies
KW  - Coming-of-Age
KW  - Cultural Studies
KW  - Film
KW  - Films
KW  - Life Stages
KW  - Literature
KW  - Novels
KW  - United States
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - When Toula's father in »My Big Fat Greek Wedding« says to his daughter (age 30) »you look so old« or when Don DeLillo's protagonist (age 28) »feels old« in »Cosmopolis«, these young characters are attributed an age awareness that has received little attention in age studies so far. Leaving aside chronological or biological dimensions of age, this study approaches age as a metaphoric practice, suggesting that »feeling old« is not to be taken literally but metaphorically. The book examines the cultural meanings of age and aging for characters who are in their twenties and thirties and challenges often-"ed labels such as late-coming-of-age story or perpetual adolescence
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783839424834
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783839424834/original
ER  -