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Adolescence (Re)imagined: Teen Culture

Senior Elective (Spring 2019)

Intellectual Safety?

"Tales from the Teenage Cancel Culture"
A New York Times short article providing anecdotes about how cancel culture plays out in teens' lives today.

"How to Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell

"Introduction" [Excerpted]
Containing Odell's framing of the cultural problem with the attention/productivity economy and her guiding thesis for the book.
"The Ecology of Strangers" (Ch 5) [Excerpted]
Containing Odell's arguments about human interaction, empathy, and building our observational skills for the world around us.