The American Teenager: Rewriting History
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Overview
Subject area
YS
Catalog Number
389
Course Title
The American Teenager: Rewriting History
Department(s)
Description
Narratives of the American Teenager are typically based on the White, male rebelemerging in pop culture, literature, movies, and advertising. This course will explorethat narrative and the history and rhetoric of ‘teenager’ in the U.S. The second part of the course will engage students in actively (re)writing that narrative, integrating diverse contemporary perspectives of youth and youth culture from a variety of genres and expressions. This course is cross-listed with HIST 389. Not open to students with credit in HIST 389.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
014870