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L66 ChSt 236Cultural History of the American Teenager3.0 Units
Description:This course explores the recent history of the teenager in the United States, from the rise of teen culture in the 1950s to the current state of adolescence in the new century. Why have so many novels and films memorialized adolescence? How has the period of development been portrayed in books and film? How have depictions and attitudes toward teen culture changed over the past 60 years? In our consideration of teen culture, we take a multidisciplinary approach when tackling a variety of materials -- including historical readings, literary fiction, young adult fiction, comic books, popular films, and popular music -- in an attempt to come to a better understanding of how the notion of the American teenager has evolved over the past sixty years. We begin with J.D. Salinger's classic novel of adolescence alienation, "The Catcher in the Rye," a book that in many ways helped initiate the rise of the youth movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Our readings focus on the middle decades of the 20th century, when teen culture moved to the forefront of American life, but we end the semester by considering how teen life has recently been imagined in such novels as "The Hunger Games." This course also discusses a few films, such as "Rebel Without a Cause" and "American Graffiti," which have helped shape our conception of the American teenager. Ultimately, we question what these depictions of teen culture can tell us about larger trends and concerns in American life. As this course serves as an introduction to American Culture Studies, we will focus on the different methods that we can employ when attempting to interpret and analyze American culture.
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Course Type:IdentSame As:L98 236  L14 2361Frequency:Every 1 or 2 Years / History
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