The Secret Life of the Canadian drama
The Secret Life of Canada makes the case that the teen drama was invented in Canada.
Or, how a little show called Degrassi changed teens on television forever
From PSAs to Euphoria, the identity of the teen on TV has shifted a lot over the years. Leah and Falen take a look back at the invention of the teen and teens on TV. They make the case that thanks to a little upstart franchise called Degrassi, the teen drama is a Canadian invention.
Here is the link to Bread and Cheese, the episode we mentioned.
And be sure to check out The Degrassi Kid Podcast.
Listen to the full episode below. Listen to more episodes here, and get transcripts of our series here.
Key References
- Child Labour
- Canadian Youth – Growing up in Wartime
- In The 1940s, America Was Introduced To "The Teenager"
- Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood By Steven Mintz
- A Teen-Age Bill of Rights
- Understanding the "Jackpot Market": Media, Marketing, and the Rise of the American Teenager
- Through the Years - CBC History
- Constructing the Canadian teenager : the Star Weekly Magazine and representations of the young during the late 1940s By Lorraine Caroline Snowden
- Cultural Invasion: Elvis Presley rocks Canada as teens embrace American pop culture
- Lack of Responsibility Is Shown by TV in Exploiting Teen-Agers By Jack Gould
- Degrassi Official Website
- Meet The Kids of Degrassi Street - CBC Archives
- The Mother of All Degrassi By Linda Schuyler
- The Degrassi Kid Podcast AKA Jocelyn Claybourne