about this blog

this blog is an accompaniment to a course being taught at teachers college at columbia university titled "television and the development of youth." the title of the blog has parantheses strategically placed in order to reflect the dimensions of this course that will reach beyond questions of development, as well.

this evening we had our first class meeting. several themes were introduced as we reflected on television programs that stood out to us from our own adolescent experiences. among them:

desires and dreams
identifiability of tv shows
escapism
tie in to other artifacts - e.g. toys

and many more...

we will use this space to make notes about the course content, post updates regarding class logistics, and other uses that we might not have imagined as yet.

i look forward to the conversations ahead.