Course Information
Description
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.
Class Notes
See MIT Schedule for times and locations;
Faculty: Marah Gubar;
Prereq: None;
Subject Level: Undergraduate
School
Non-Harvard
Units
12
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Mass Institute of Technology
Course Component
Regular Course
Subject
MIT Womens and Gender Studies
Grading Basis
MIT Optional (LG/AUD)
