Students will learn about coming of age stories, identities, and the 80s as it relates to this period piece.

I have a degree in English & Textual Studies with a minor in Human Development & Family Sciences. Combined, these taught me about the development of humans and the intricacies of abuse, relationships, mental health, and queer discourse (LGBTQ+ identities). I took multiple Queer Sexuality and Gender Studies courses toward my degree, and I have facilitated a discussion group in Human Sexuality. I have participated in many LGBTQ+ groups, and have also written and edited articles for a LGBTQ+ Policy Initiative. 

I have been teaching on Outschool since 2019, and focus on film and pop culture analysis and have a running class on Stranger Things covering the first 3 seasons. Period pieces have to fulfill certain requirements to fit into the category (like props and a knowledge of the time period), and coming of age pieces tend to highlight characters emerging into their own identities. 

宿題が提供されます
-Watch the show (most time outside of class dedicated to this)
-3 short writing assignments
授業以外に週あたり 4+ 時間の学習が期待されます
評価が提供されます
成績が提供されます

These sources will not be given in class, but help in my own personal research on time period involving the Cold War and queer discourse.

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=9DaQDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA91&dq=stranger+things+and+queer+identity&ots=R7fyRdJYm9&sig=SuKERAtN01DTbila7BOMHeJcFTk#v=onepage&q=stranger%20things%20and%20queer%20identity&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=irSQLb4xiJ8C&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=the+cold+war&ots=NzfK48DsQq&sig=XMV0pP1CFIpT52DMZeCMScLcW-w#v=onepage&q=the%20cold%20war&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=nvPEDrScjmAC&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&dq=being+queer+in+the+us+in+the+80s&ots=vrYGrjDE8T&sig=zwI5TasNg-o-aAyN2hrNB3-X5I8#v=onepage&q&f=false