WGS.258 Children And Culture

HASS-H; CI-H
same subject as CMS.425 / 21L.027
Units: 3-0-9
M/W 1-2:30pm

Explores the relationship between children and the culture they inhabit in a particular time and place. Invites students to analyze in detail the image of childhood that emerges from many different media, including novels, children's literature, drama, film, television, dance, and popular song. Encourages students to take an interdisciplinary "childhood studies" approach to youth culture that incorporates insights from literary and media studies, women's and gender studies, and the history and philosophy of childhood. Enrollment limited.

Marah Gubar