Hello,
I will be teaching an Urban Youth Culture graduate class in Eastern University’s Urban Studies program starting January 17. I have been teaching adjunct courses for various colleges and universities for the last 3 years. I occasionally write for online zine Urban Faith and have blogged for adjunctnation. I also have over 20 years of experience teaching, working with adolescents and developing programs for targeted groups. I also periodically annoy my facebook friends with my personal musings on life, culture and society.
I am inviting anyone who is interested to participate in a dialogue as I blog about this class and the topics. I am looking for at least 10 people (youth workers and/or those interested in youth) who are willing to exchange comments and swap ideas based on the class on the blog. A condensed syllabus is posted below to give you an idea of the topics. (A list of books/articles/multimedia is listed below but you don’t need to view these to participate in the dialogue.)
If interested, please submit your email address to the right, LIKE this page and tell a friend before Jan. 10. If you have any questions, email me at rontinsley@live.com.
Ron Tinsley
2012 UYC Topic Schedule
| Week | Topic / Description | Assignment(s) |
| Jan. 23 | UYC: History | Have read Bradford Brown, Ch 10; Brady Goodwin, pgs 9-33; Compare and Contrast videos (TBA on Bb); Online Discussion 1 |
| Feb. 6 | UYC: Demographics | Have read Bradford Brown, Ch 2; Brady Goodwin, pgs 94-126; Reading Response Paper #1 |
| Feb. 13 | UYC: Influences & Subcultures and the Age of YouTube | Viewed PBS videos: Rock the Casbah, China: The Hip Hop Culture, Somali-Born KNaan; Have read Goodplay pgs 66-77; Online Discussion 2 |
| Feb. 20 | The Facebook Effect: Globalization at Your Fingertips | Viewed ‘Did You Know 4.0’ video; Have read UN World Youth Report, Ch 5; Online Discussion 3 |
| Feb. 28-Mar. 2RESIDENCY | Identity: Warholism in UYC | Technology History Chart; Image Culture PPT; Peter Berger Ways of Seeing |
| Ownership and Authorship: UYC’s Global Impact | Globalization PPT | |
| Credibility: Rise of Research Based Youth Marketing | TED Video: Seth Godin, The Tribes We Lead | |
| Participation: Pros and Cons of NDM | Media Effects Chart; Internet Connectivity PP | |
| Mar. 12 | Biblical Response to Ethics Issues | Have read Goodplay book; Reading Response Paper #2 |
| Mar. 19 | Spiritual Stew: Religion and Morality in UYC | Have read Christian Smith article; Have read Book of Ecclesiastes, Acts 17:16-33, John 4:1-42; Online Discussion |
| Apr. 2 | Communicating Biblical Truth in the Midst of Systems and Structures | Viewed ‘Matrix Red Dress’ clip; Viewed Advertising & Media Industries PPT and lecture; Have read Swartley article; Reading Response Paper #3 |
| Apr. 9 | Best Practices for Engaging Youth in UYC | Watch video clips (TBA on Bb); Have read Wells, pgs. 27-49; Conducted youth social experiment; Online Discussion 5 |
BOOKS
- Bradford, Brown B, Reed W Larson, and T S Saraswathi, eds. 2002. The World’s Youth: Adolescence in Eight Regions of the Globe. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Carrie James, Katie Davis, Andrea Flores and John M. Francis, eds. 2009. Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media: A Synthesis from the GoodPlay Project. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning.
- Brady Goodwin Jr. 2011. The Death of Hip Hop, Marriage & Morals: Helping Youth Resurrect Culture, Family and Faith. Urban Remix Project.
- Tina Wells. 2011. Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right: How Your Business Can Profit by Tapping Today’s Most Powerful Trendsetters and Tastemakers. Wiley.
Articles
- Christian Smith, “On Moralistic Therapeutic Deism as U.S. Teenagers’ Actual Tacit De Facto Religious Faith,” Summary Interpretation from Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith with Melinda Lundquist Denton, 2005. http://www2.ptsem.edu/uploadedFiles/IYM/YCCL/Smith-Moralistic.pdf
- Christine Rosen, “The Image Culture,” The New Atlantis, Number 10, Fall 2005, pp. 27-46. http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-image-culture
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), ” World Youth Report,” United Nations, 2005. http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/documents/wyr05book.pdf
- Peter Berger “Ways of Seeing,” adapted from BBC broadcast television series, 1972. http://www.youtube.com
- William M. Swartley, “Biblical Faith Confronting Opposing Spiritual Realities,” Direction Journal, Volume 29, Number 2, Fall 2000, pp. 100-113. http://www.directionjournal.org/article/?1051
Multimedia
- Janna Anderson, Lee Raine, “Internet Evolution: Where Hyperconnectivity and Ambient Intimacy Take Us,” Presentation: Future of the Internet, July 9, 2010, World Future Society in Boston, Mass. http://pewinternet.org/Presentations/2010/Jun/Internet-Evolution.aspx
- Hip Hop videos: Rock the Casbah, China: The Hip Hop Culture, Somali-Born KNaan http://www.pbs.org
- ‘Did You Know 4.0’ video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8
- TED Video: ‘The Tribes We Lead’ by Seth Godin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6xR6sKqSQ4
- ‘Matrix Red Dress’ video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjvGIBgpF8
Hello, I’m interested in following your dialogue and class however I don’t think I can commit to regularly participating due to work load at the moment. Good luck with the class, it looks very interesting.
I’m in! And I’m stealing your reading list so I can just keep up for myself
Btw, to your FB post: I had a conversation with two of our girls the other day. It was a teaching moment that you shouldn’t use text to say hard things to people. It’s a passive aggressive way of communicating and usually ends up worse than first intended. We had a fatal death a couple weeks ago over some words used over Facebook. The passive aggressive communication coupled with uncontrolled rage is lethal to this urban generation.
Man, thats sad joyce. But i do appreciate your observations. The power of words with youth today is real. Its one of the reasons that cyberbullying is getting so much attention.
Hey Professor, I am interested in participating in the class dialog. I am going go through your reading list while I’m on vacation, so please count me in.
Glad to have you michael.
R. Tinsley
Hi Ron,
I’m excited to participate in the dialogue.
Aleea
Thanks Aleea. How did you hear about this?
Ron
Brother Ron,
Looking forward to the dialogue and input. It will be interesting to see the common ground areas (identity, fidelity, etc) as well as dialogue on the dissident features (language) that urban, suburban and rural youth ministry present for all communities in ministry.
Same here.:)