Critical Social Inquiry 0298 - Critical Studies of Youth, Age, and Generation

What would it mean for age to be understood as an axis of power and a category of sociopolitical dynamics such as gender, race, or class? How does ageism or age-related injustice intersect with other forms of inequalities and injustice? How does the idea of generations inform studies of sociology, history, literature, youth-produced culture, or forms of cultural or political activism? What do critical studies of youth and age add to our understanding of education, antiracism studies, literature, ethnic studies, history, psychology, and the arts? This course is open to students working at any stage of their Division II concentration on topics intersecting with critical approaches to youth, age, and/or generation across a broad spectrum of curricular areas including (but not limited to) the arts, education, creative writing, childhood studies, literary studies, sociology, and critical psychology. Students will formulate and pursue their own questions about youth, age and/or generation in relation to their own areas of interest. keywords:Youth, Age, Childhood

Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time