| SES # | DISCUSSION TOPICS | STUDENT PRESENTATION TOPICS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defining our terms: What is youth? What is political participation? Why study these phenomena in historical perspective? Why study the role of technology and media in these events? | None |
| 2 | Youth Political Participation before 1900 | Young men's voluntary associations |
| 3 | Youth Political Participation 1900–1930 | Young people's participation in World War One |
| 4 | Youth Political Participation in the 1930s | College radio |
| 5 | Test 1 | |
| 6 | Youth Political Participation 1940–1960 | The invention of the "teenager" as a social category |
| 7 | Youth Political Participation in the "Long" 1960s | Conservative youth movements |
| 8 | Students will visit the MIT Museum; discuss the history of political participation of MIT students, with reference to technology, media, and political hacks; and the origins of the Independent Activities Period (IAP). | |
| 9 | Youth Political Participation 1970–1990 | Relationships between cultural and political expression |
| 10 | Youth Political Participation since 1990 | Youth political participation without technology |
| 11 | To be decided by students in consultation with instructor. Options include continuing readings and discussion about the contemporary scene, take a field trip, or do something else. | |