ENGL 1A: Don't You Forget About Me—The Eighties Strike Back

DH De La O, The Department of English & Comparative Literature @ San Jose Staté University

The Dukes of Hazzard stars reunite, tease reboot (USAToday)
The final season of The Crown is leading an '80s jewelry revival (DailyTelegraph)
Here are the seven best '80s films to stream right now (TomsGuide)
Do you own this 1982 penny worth $20,000? (GoBankingRates)
First Look: Lifetime's Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (People)

DH De La O, The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San José State University

Office Hours:

Mon/Wed 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (by appointment and via Zoom only)

Courses:

30 (50218): Tue/Thu from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m.

96 (48354): Tue/Thu from 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Please see syllabus for Zoom meeting details

“Opinion: Why Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Nostalgia for ‘80s Action Movies are Back” (Los Angeles Times)
“R/AskReddit: If You Were a Kid in the 80s, What are You Most Nostalgic About That You Feel Kids are Missing Out on Today?” (Reddit)
"R/AskReddit: What Was it Like Being a Child in the 1980s?” (Reddit)
“Six Lessons We Learned from Growing Up in the '80s” (NBC News)
“Ten Reasons Why Being a Kid in the '80s was the Best” (HuffPost)
“Twenty-five Reasons We're Glad We Grew Up in the '80s” (BestLife)
“What the Early Days of HBO Mean to Gen X” (MoveWeb)