Topics in Youth Studies

3 units

This course is designed as a special topics on youth studies. The focus examines youth as a cultural group in the US and global context. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore youth, media arts, and culture and draws on education, sociology, cultural studies, and literature. Such topics as youth development, youth engagement, and youth empowerment provide entry points for understanding youth as learners, consumers, producers, and active members of society. Central to the course are youth's very own textual productions, including but are not limited to poems, performances, visual art, short documentaries, music videos, web blogs, and podcasts, among others. Readings, discussions, and other activities will culminate in an inquiry-based multimedia project about youth or a specific youth group/organization.