{"product_id":"9780745351308","title":"The Return of the 90s: A Cultural History of the Present","description":"\u003cb\u003e“If the ’90s announced the end of history—as well as ideology, theory and critique—thankfully, the thinkers in this collection didn’t take heed”\u003c\/b\u003e Beverley Best, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Automatic Fetish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A look into how the dreams and nightmares of the ’90s persist in our current popular and political culture … A certifiable page-turner”\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Tongson, author of \u003ci\u003enormporn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1990s were a cultural watershed, marking a turning point in popular music, television, cinema, literature, and fashion. Nestled between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 9\/11 attacks, the decade witnessed the “end of history” and the birth of the internet, the consolidation of neoliberalism, and a political urgency embodied by the anti-globalization movement. Now in the rearview mirror, this pivotal decade appears as a time to be reckoned with, its history yet to be written, and we have only begun to come to terms with its lasting significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology dives into the contemporary fascination with the ’90s. Plotting a playful course between sociology and cultural studies on the one hand, and giddy nostalgia on the other, the book charts decisive developments of the decade to fully apprehend its resonances today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering everything from “girl power,” \u003ci\u003eStar Trek,\u003c\/i\u003e and hip-hop, to queer cinema, anarchist counterculture, and the erotic thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the 90s\u003c\/i\u003e excavates key moments in ’90s culture and uncovers its multiple reckonings in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeline Lane-McKinley\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and cultural critic. Her books include \u003ci\u003eComedy Against Work\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSolidarity with Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFag\/Hag\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProtean Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean O’Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and a lecturer at the University of Bristol. His research has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCultural Critique\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscourse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolygraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Companion to Marx\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43282012995645,"sku":"9780745351308","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780745351308_p0.jpg?v=1781784375","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780745351308","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}