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it's genocide, america has the most homicides. society devouring its own young, take away the guns. - consolidated

Tuesday 11/2
  • Election Day (no class)

Sexual Activity and Sexualities - continued

Virginity

Thursday 11/4
  • Susan Thompson. 1995. Selections from Going All the Way (in reading packet).
  • Lillian B. Rubin. "The Culture of Adolescent Sexuality," in Skolnick & Skolnick, eds., Family In Transition 9th edition (in reading packet).
  • Web site: www.truelovewaits.com

Politics, Culture, Subcultures

Old-school politics: 1960s-70s

Tuesday 11/9
  • Grace Palladino. 1996. "The Content of Their Character: Black Teenagers and Civil Rights in the South" in Teenagers (in reading packet).
  • Todd Gitlin. 1980. Selections from The Whole World is Watching (in reading packet).

Subculture as Politics

Thursday 11/11

          Rap Music

  • Tricia Rose. 1994. Black Noise, chapter 2 (in reading packet).
Tuesday 11/16

          Alternative Rock Music

  • Mary Ann Clawson. 1999. "When Women Play the Bass: Instrument Specialization and Gender Interpretation in Alternative Rock Music." Gender & Society 13:193-210 (in reading packet).
Thursday 11/18

          Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Cybercultures

  • Joanne Addison and Michelle Comstock. 1998. "Virtually Out: The Emergence of a Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Youth Cyberculture." Chapter 22 in Generations of Youth, Joe Austin & Michael Nevin Willard, eds.
Tuesday 11/23

          Vogue

  • Video: "Paris is Burning"
Thursday 11/25
  • Thanksgiving
Tuesday 11/30

          Zines

  • Green and Taormino, eds. 1997. A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World: chapters "Mirror, Mirror;" and "Princess Phone."


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