W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 2012 The Rise and Fall of the WB: "Dawson's Creek", Intertextuality, and Legitimation Ambert R. J. P. Hodge College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons, and the Mass Communication Commons Recommended Citation Hodge, Ambert R. J. P., "The Rise and Fall of the WB: "Dawson's Creek", Intertextuality, and Legitimation" (2012). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539626676. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-00v5-f567 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Rise and Fall of the WB:Dawson’s Creek, Intertextuality, and Legitimation Amber R. J. P. Hodge Honolulu, Hawaii Bachelor of Arts, The College of William and Mary, 2005 A Thesis presented to the Graduate Faculty of the College of William and Mary in Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Arts American Studies Program The College of William and Mary May 2012 APPROVAL PAGE This Thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Am Approved b W j mmi JArthur Knight, Ph.D. The College of William and Mary Colleen Kennedy, Ph.D. The College of William and Mary ABSTRACT PAGE Americans have always been divided generationally, from the Lost Generation and the Greatest Generation to the Baby Boomers and Generation X.