A very brief and at times hyperbolic look into the evolution of how teenagers have been portrayed in film and tv from the 1950s until today. While some of this is based on my own experience working in entertainment and observation as a lifelong cinephile, I’m also referencing over 30 sources including: Academic Journal Articles: Peer-reviewed studies from Journal of Voice, Language in Society, PLoS One, Research from Stanford, UCLA, UC San Diego featuring key Researchers: Penny Eckert (Stanford)