Twin Peaks arguably paved the way for the television programmes currently popular with adolescent audiences, like The OC and Veronica Mars and, in it, many of the issues and representational strategies in those later programmes have their earlier manifestation. Specifically, the Twin Peaks plotline evinces a set of cultural anxieties about class-difference. Twin Peaks creates a cultural microcosm of American society that is paradoxically writ large by the limited parameters of an isolated community. Within a constricted space, characters are depicted as both individuals and as archetypes of a class location.
Journal
The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's LiteratureISSN
1551-5680Volume
11Issue
1Publisher
La Trobe UniversitySection Title
Alice's AcademyAuthor Biography
Elizabeth Parsons lectures in Children's Literature and Literary Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Her current research examining class dynamics in texts for children and young adults is part of a collaborative project with Clare Bradford, led by Elizabeth Bullen. Her research focus also includes the politics of risk society in children's texts and childhood resilience.Date Created
2007-12-20Rights Statement
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