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Literature for Young Adults Fall 2011
Mondays, 5:30-8:20 Tuesday and
Thursdays, 11-12:15 |
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Course
Description: Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll have been the battle cry of the teenage years at least since the 50s. In the 21st century, though, we need to add fame and consumerism to the triumvirate. In this course we will analyze texts that explore these dominant themes in adolescent literature, particularly as they relate to issues of identity construction, gender issues, sexuality, embodiment, abjection, and ethics. Our question for each text will be: How is the world presented to young people through this text? In our answers to that question, we will consider the form of the text, its content and subtexts, and the context in which it was written.
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