SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Films: | Television: Beverly Hills 90210

»Beverly Hills, 90210 (often referred to as 90210) is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for 10 seasons on Fox from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, and is the first of six television series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. The series follows the lives of a group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California, as they transition from high school to college and into the adult world. "90210" refers to one of the city's five ZIP codes.
The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) experienced when they and their parents, Jim (James Eckhouse) and Cindy (Carol Potter), moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Beverly Hills, California. In addition to chronicling the characters' friendships and romantic relationships, the show addressed topical issues such as sex, date rape, homophobia, animal rights, alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, eating disorders, racism (including antisemitism), teenage suicide, teenage pregnancy, and AIDS.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

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I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History

III. Topical Index: Types: Circumstances: Date Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Chasteen, Amy L. Rape narratives in the United States. Feminism, culture and the construction of rape as a social problem. Ann Arbor 1998.

[Info] Polletta, Francesca, et al. »Date Rape After the Afterschool Special: Narrative Trends in the Televised Depiction of Social Problems.« Sociological Forum 29 (2014): 527-548.

II. Speaker Index