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Week 1: January 20 Introduction
Week 2: January 27 Semiotics
Hebdige, D. 1981. Subculture: The Meaning of Style (New Accents).
Routledge.
Baudrillard, J. 1988. "The System of Objects." In Jean
Baudrillard: Selected Writings.
Barthes, Roland. 2001 [1957]. "Myth Today." In Routledge
language and cultural theory reader.
Week 3: February 3 Social Perceptions of Youth or Femininity
Christensen, L. 1999. Gangbangers : Understanding The Deadly
Minds Of America's Street Gangs. Paladin Press.
OR
McRobbie, A. 2000. Feminism and Youth Culture: Second Edition.
Routledge
Week 4: February 10 Identity
Maira, S. 2002. Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture
in New York City.
Temple University Press
Week 5: February 17 Masculinity
O'Donnell, M. and S. Sharpe. 2000. Uncertain Masculinities: Youth,
Ethnicity and Class in Contemporary Britain. Routledge
Week 6: February 24 Race
Nayak, A. 2003. Race, Place and Globalization: Youth Culture
in a Changing World. Berg.
Week 7: March 2 Sexuality
Manalasan, M. 2003. Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora.
Duke U. Press.
Week 8: March 9 Music
Bennett, A. 2000. Popular Music and Youth Culture: Music, Identity
and Place. Palgrave Macmillan
Week 9: March 16 Modernity
Liechty, M. 2002. Suitably Modern: Making Middle-Class Culture
in a New Consumer Society. Princeton University Press.
Week 10: March 23 Ethnography in Asian Diasporas **Final Paper
Topic Due**
Espana-Maram, 1998. "Brown Hoardes in McIntosh Suits: Filipinos,
Taxi Dance Halls, and Performing the Immigrant Body in Los Angeles,
1930s-1940s." In Generations of Youth: Youth Cultures and
History in Twentieth-Century America, J. Austin and M. Willard,
eds. New York: NYU Press.
Leonard, K. 1992. Making Ethnic Choices: California's Punjabi
Mexican Americans. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. (excerpts)
Gibson, M. 1988. Accomodation Without Assimilation: Sikh Immigrants
in an American High School. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
(excerpts)
Wei, William. 1998. "Hmong American Youth: American Dream,
American Nightmare." In Generations of Youth: Youth
Cultures and History in Twentieth-Century America, J. Austin and
M. Willard, eds. New York: NYU Press.
Jourdan, Christine. 1995. "Masta Liu." In Youth Cultures:
A Cross-Cultural Perspective, V. Amit-Talai and H. Wulff, eds.
London: Routledge. (pages 202-222).
Week 11: March 30 Globalization
Farrer, J. 2002. Opening Up: Youth Sex Culture and Market Reform
in Shanghai. University of Chicago Press.
Week 12: April 6 Spring Recess!
Week 13: April 13 Marriage
Constable, N. 2003. Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual
Ethnography, and "Mail Order" Marriages. University
of California Press.
Week 14: April 20 Language
Rampton, B. 1995. Language crossing and the problematization of
ethnicity and socialization. Pragmatics 5(4):485-513.
Chun, E. "The Construction of White, Black, and Korean American
Identities through AAVE". Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
11(1): 52-64.
Reyes, A.
Shankar, S.
Bucholtz, M.
Week 15: April 27 Final Presentations
Week 16: May 4 Final Presentations
Grading
ASSIGNMENT 1: 25%
Book Presentation 1: 30 minutes 10%
Paper 1: 5-6 pages 10%
Peer Review 1: 1-2 pages 5%
ASSIGNMENT 2: 25%
Book Presentation 2: 30 minutes 10%
Paper 2: 5-6 pages 10%
Peer Review 2: 1-2 pages 5%
ASSIGNMENT 3: 35%
Final Project Topic: 1 page
Final project paper: 8-10 pages 20%
Final project presentation: 20 minutes. 15%
CLASS PARTICIPATION: 15%
Attendance: 5%
Preparedness and Participation: 10%
Assignment Details
Assignments 1 & 2
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Each assignment will be based on a book on the
syllabus. |
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For each book, prepare a 30 minute presentation
along with your co-presenter. |
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For that class, you and your co-presenter will
present the book and lead discussion. |
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For each book, write a 5-6 page paper. Your paper
is due in class, on the day of your presentation. Hand it in
to Prof. Shankar at the start of class. |
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At the end of class, you will receive your co-presenter's
paper. |
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Write a 1-2 page critical review of it. |
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Your review is due the following week, along with
the paper you reviewed. |
Assignment 3:
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Choose a topic of interest to you that pertains
to youth culture in Asia/ Asian Diasporas |
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Final Project Topic: Write a paragraph or two
describing this topic, and what your paper will cover; Include
at least 4 annotated sources that are not from the syllabus. |
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Final Project presentation: prepare a 20 minute
presentation on your topic to be given on one of the last two
classes. |
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Final Paper: 8-10 pages, due May 4th. If you want
comments for revision, submit your drafts no later than April
20th, and your draft will be returned on April 27th. |
Assignment Guidelines
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Assignments are due AT THE START OF CLASS on due
date. |
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Any assignment turned in after the start of class
on due date will be marked down 1/3 of a letter grade (i.e.
an "A-" becomes a "B+", a "B"
becomes a "B-") |
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Late papers will be marked down 1/3 of a letter
grade for each day past the due date (i.e. an "A"
paper that is four days late becomes a "B-") |
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Instances of illness/ emergency must be formally
documented by health center or counseling office (i.e. no notes
from Mom). |
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All assignments are to be typed in 12 pt Times
New Roman font (or similar), 1-inch margins , double-spaced,
with PAGE #s. Remember to spell-check and proofread! |
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Print and submit all assignments in class-this
means you must come to class the day papers are due (NOT via
email, unless previously discussed) |
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In case of dismal class participation, pop quizzes
may be administered. |
Class Participation Guidelines
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Readings are to be completed before class. |
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Be prepared to discuss the readings due for that
day (i.e. read closely and note a few provocative ideas and
questions). |
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Arrive on time. |
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Attendance will be taken at the beginning every
class. |
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Turn off/ silence your cell phones, pagers, and
other beeping/ ringing devices. |
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Be respectful of the classroom environment-this
means no side conversations, note passing, text messaging, newspaper
reading, doing work for other classes, or anything else that
constitutes distraction or disruption. |
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Be respectful of your fellow students-express
yourself, but consider the feelings of others before you speak.
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Share the airtime-make sure to participate, but
give others a chance to speak as well. |
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If you are having problems with class materials
or participation, see me sooner rather than when it is too late!
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