Teaching Youth Studies Through Popular Culture

How can Youth Studies teachers use popular culture to support student learning?

Teaching Youth Studies Through Popular Culture is the first book designed specifically to provide teachers of Youth Studies and related disciplines with an introdution to the ways in which popular culture can be deployed in the classroom to scaffold student learning. It acts as a handbook, presenting a synthesis of previously published reports on the use of the various forms of popular culture in the classroom together with case studies of innovative learning and teaching practices in both introductory and upper-level courses. In a refreshing and open style, authors Sarah Baker and Brady Robards explain what they did and why, and – importantly – how their students responded.

The book first discusses different pedagogical approaches on the use of film, television, music, literature, and print media and advertising; it then turns to detailed case studies of how popular culture has informed the teaching practices of the authors, including for example the use of karaoke and social media.

Engaging, well written and insightful. – Andy Ruddock, Monash University

... A marvellous and inspirational resource for those teaching in Youth Studies, Sociology, Education and Youth Work. – Kathy Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Youth Work, RMIT University