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title = "Regeneration: Generations Remediated",
abstract = "This paper proposes a model for a dynamic and constructivist perspective on generations. To study synchronous, contemporary interrelations between technology, media and generations, many different methodologies are available. Yet many historical, diachronic studies are marred by flaws and ambiguities in their use of 'generation' as a concept. To counter those problems, this paper argues for a process-oriented approach of generations - one which is modelled after Bolter and Grusin's remediation. By distinguishing three mechanisms - immediate generation, immediate regeneration and hypermediate regeneration - the model of regeneration is linked to three theoretical concerns: the long-standing dilemmas in the sociological study of generations, the controversy around technological determinism in technology studies and contemporary challenges in research of ageing and youth cultures. The feasibility of the regeneration approach is elucidated by applying it to toys, especially educational toys. This paper also provides a methodology for the historical study of generations interacting with media and technology by recommending the combined use of three types of biographies as source materials.",
keywords = "AGENCY, Generation, LIFE, MEMORY, NOSTALGIA, SOCIAL-CHANGE, TIME, ageing, biographies, educational toys, nostalgia, regeneration, remediation, technological determinism, technology, toys, youth cultures",
author = "Joseph Wachelder",
note = "Funding Information: I would like to thank Andreas Hepp, Inge Marszolek, Cindy Roitsch and all other participants in the Bremen workshop on Generations (24 October, 2014) for their stimulating and challenging comments. The paper greatly benefited from my participation in the MeCCSA conference on Generations organized by Northumbria University Newcastle, 7?9 January 2015. My collaborators in the NWO funded research project ?Changing Platforms of Ritualized Memory Practices: The Cultural Dynamics of Home Movies' ? Susan Aasman, Andreas Fickers, Tim van der Heijden and Tom Slootweg ? have been a continuous source of inspiration and feedback. The MUSTS group, particularly Marith Dieker, Ties van de Werff, Karin Bijsterveld, Harro van Lente, Jessica Mesman and Sally Wyatt, provided valuable feedback. When fine-tuning the argument, final comments by the anonymous reviewers, my colleagues Kiran Patel, Codruta Pohrib and Rein de Wilde and the editorial work by Ton Brouwers were much helpful. Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The author received financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), grant 360-45-010 Changing Platforms of Ritualized Memory Practices: The Cultural Dynamics of Home Movies. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2016.",
year = "2019",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1177/0961463X16678253",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "883--903",
journal = "Time & Society",
issn = "0961-463X",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "3",
}