Parents, Media and Panic through the Years Kids Those Days
This book analyses articles that appeared in popular periodicals from the 1920s to the present, each revealing the panic that parents and adults have expressed about media including radio, television, video games and the Internet for the last century. Kar
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Karen Leick
Parents, Media and Panic through the Years
Karen Leick
Parents, Media and Panic through the Years Kids Those Days
Karen Leick University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-98318-9 ISBN 978-3-319-98319-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98319-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018950516 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Harvey Loake This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This project was inspired by a first-year writing course that I teach at the University of Illinois at Chicago titled “Nostalgia, Media, and American Culture.” I am grateful to my students for contributing so many useful insights and observations about social media, video games, television and film. These bright and dedicated young people give me hope about the future. I continue to believe that this media-savvy generation will be defined by their engagement with the world around them, not by a device or a screen. “The young people will win!” I would also like to thank the English Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago for providing access to scholarly resources, and to acknowledge the support of many colleagues who expressed interest and encouragement during this process. I conducted research at libraries at UIC, Northwestern University and at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago, where the librarians were helpful and knowledgeable. I also received terrific advice and suggestions from Keir Graff, who came up with the title: Kids Those Days. Lastly, my husband, Scott, supported me throughout this project, while my children, Henry and Paige, provided a perfect
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