Coin-Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the Video Game Arcade
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Coin-Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the Video Game Arcade

by Carly A. Kocurek

History Cultural Studies Media Studies
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Coin-Operated Americans explores the video game arcade as a cultural space connected to boyhood, play, and American identity. Carly A. Kocurek considers how arcades shaped ideas about youth and media, offering a focused study of their significance in American culture.

ISBN-13 9780816691838 ASIN 0816691835 Views 132 Publisher Univ Of Minnesota Press Year 2015 Edition First Edition Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 272 Adult No Created April 14, 2026 Updated October 20, 2026
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Coin-Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the Video Game Arcade explores the cultural meaning of the video game arcade.

Carly A. Kocurek focuses on boyhood and the ways arcade spaces influenced ideas about play, youth, and identity.

The book offers a focused study of American arcade culture and its place in broader conversations about media and society.

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