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Class 1 - Introduction to Pop Culture in Education
Class 1 - Introduction to Pop Culture in Education
May 11, 2023
References:
Visco, W. (2019). Using Pop Culture to Foster Student Understanding and Engagement. English Journal, 109 (2), 84-91.
Class 2 - Being Young in Canada (Past, Present and Pandemic
Class 2 - Being Young in Canada (Past, Present and Pandemic
May 18, 2023
References:
Belshaw, J.D. (2016). Canadian History: Post-Confederation. Victoria, B.C.: BCampus. https://opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/
Piotrowski, J.T., & Valkenburg, P.M. (2017). Plugged In: How Media Attract and Affect Youth. Yale University Press: New Haven and London.
Class 3 - Participatory Practices and Youth
Class 3 - Participatory Practices and Youth
May 25, 2023
References:
Literat, I. (2021). “Teachers Act Like We’re Robots”: TikTok as a Window into Youth Experiences of Online Learning During COVID-19. AERA Open, 7, 2332858421995537.
Kovalik, K., and Curwood, J. S. (2019). #poetryisnotdead: understanding Instagram poetry within a transliteracies framework. Literacy, 53, 185-195.
Class 4 - Ready Player One: Video Games, Apps and Online Gaming
Class 4 - Ready Player One: Video Games, Apps and Online Gaming
June 1, 2023
References:
Adachi, P., & Willoughby, T. (2017). The Link Between Playing Video Games and Positive Youth Outcomes. Child Development Perspectives, 11(3), 202-206.
Pearce, K. E., Yip, J. C., Lee, J. H., Martinez, J. J., Windleharth, T. W., Bhattacharya, A., & Li, Q. (2021). Families Playing Animal Crossing Together: Coping with Video Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Games and Culture.
Class 5 - Influencers, Consumers and Producers
Class 5 - Influencers, Consumers and Producers
June 8, 2023
References:
Karampampas, P. (2020). Goth YouTubers and the informal mentoring of young goths: peer support and solidarity in the Greek goth scene, Journal of Youth Studies, 23 (8), 989-1003.
Swanson, B. (2021, June). The Anxiety of Influencers. Harper’s Magazine.
https://harpers.org/archive/2021/06/tiktok-house-collab-house-the-anxiety-of-influencers/
Class 6 - Finding Community: Fandoms and Stan Culture
Class 6 - Finding Community: Fandoms and Stan Culture
June 15, 2023
References:
McInroy, L. B., & Craig, S. L. (2020). “It’s like a safe haven fantasy world”: Online fandom communities and the identity development activities of sexual and gender minority youth. Psychology of Popular Media., 9 (2). 236-246.
Nelson. (2021). The dark side of stan culture. UWIRE Text, p.1 in Pearce, K. E., Yip, J. C., Lee, J. H., Martinez, J. J., Windleharth, T. W., Bhattacharya, A., & Li, Q. (2021).
Yoon, K. (2019). Transnational fandom in the making: K-pop fans in Vancouver. International Communication Gazette, 81 (2), 176–192.
Class 7 - Remix Culture
Class 7 - Remix Culture
June 29, 2023
References:
Hobbs, R., & Friesem, Y. (2019). The creativity of imitation in remake videos. E-Learning and Digital Media, 16 (4), 328–347.
Tornero, S., & Kan, K. H. (2017). Remix with Humor: Motivating learners in an inclusion classroom with visual culture. Art Education, 70 (5), 50-56.
Class 8 - Stranger Things: Zombies, Viruses and Dystopian Themes
Class 8 - Stranger Things: Zombies, Viruses and Dystopian Themes
July 6, 2023
References:
Nadworny, E. (2017). Why teens find the end of the world so appealing. NPR,
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/12/18/536007249/why-teens-find-the-end-of-the-world-so-appealingLinks to an external site.
Korson, C. (2019). Global Disorder in the Undead World: Teaching geopolitics with zombies. Journal of Geography, 118 (1), 35-48.
Haith, C. (2020). Pandemics from Homer to Stephen King: what we can learn from literary history. The Conversation.
Class 9 - Making Change: Youth Activism and Politics
Class 9 - Making Change: Youth Activism and Politics
July 13, 2023
References:
Shresthova, S. (2016). “Watch 30 Minute Video on Internet, Become Social Activist”? Kony 2012, Invisible Children, and the Paradoxes of Participatory Politics. In Jenkins, H. (Ed.) By any Media necessary: The new youth activism. New York, NY: NYU Press.
Raby, R. Caron, C., Théwissen-LeBlanc, S., Prioletta, J., & Mitchell. C. (2018) Vlogging on YouTube: the online, political engagement of young Canadians advocating for social change, Journal of Youth Studies, 21 (4), 495-512.
Class 10 - Adventures in Marveling Disney
Class 10 - Adventures in Marveling Disney
July 20, 2023
References:
Sperb, J. (2018). How (Not) to Teach Disney. Journal of Film & Video, 70 (1), 47-60.
Jurgensen, J. (2021, Mar 26). In marvel's 'the falcon and the winter soldier,' even a superhero needs a side hustle. Wall Street Journal (Online). http://search.proquest.com.uproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca/newspapers/marvels-falcon-winter-soldier-even-superhero/docview/2505388438/se-2?accountid=14694
Class 11 - Globalized Social Identities Through Music
Class 11 - Globalized Social Identities Through Music
July 17, 2023
References:
Adams, R. (2019). “Home sweet home, that’s where I come from, where I got my knowledge of the Road and the flow from”: Grime music as an expression of identity in postcolonial London, Popular Music and Society, 42 (4), 438-455.
Haenfler, R. (2018). The Entrepreneurial (Straight) Edge: How Participation in DIY Music Cultures Translates to Work and Careers. Cultural Sociology, 12(2),
174–192.
Class 12 - Artistic Practices: Graffiti, Street Art and Community-Based Arts
Class 12 - Artistic Practices: Graffiti, Street Art and Community-Based Arts
August 3, 2023
References:
Schwan, K., Fallon, B., & Milne, B. (2018). “The one thing that actually helps”: Art creation as a self-care and health-promoting practice amongst youth experiencing homelessness. Children and Youth Services Review, 93, 355–364.
Woodruffe, P., & Patmore, M. (2017). The street as teaching space. A case study, The Design Journal, 20 (1), 1430-1447.
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