Infographic | Adventures in Guyland

While it is acknowledged to be a primarily white, middle-class phenomenon, "Guyland" actually extends to all segments of young American men. About this developmental phase, author Michael Kimmel writes:

[It] is the world in which young men live. It is both a stage of life, a liminal undefined time span between adolescence and adulthood that can often stretch for a decade or more, and a place, or, rather, a bunch of places where guys gather to be guys with each other, unhassled by the demands of parents, girlfriends, jobs, kids, and the other nuisances of adult life. In this topsy-turvy, Peter-Pan mindset, young men shirk the responsibilities of manhood and remain fixated on the trappings of boyhood, while the boys they still are struggle heroically to prove that they are real men despite all the evidence to the contrary.

For this assignment, you will create an infographic, 1) illustrating this period for young American men and 2) EITHER highlighting the case study of one young man profiled in the book OR showcase an amalgam Guylander. Additionally, your infographic must contain at least three quotations from the book.

Infographics are most easily utilized in PowerPoint (or a comparable program). Additionally, if you are experienced in it, you may also utilize Photoshop. This assignment must be delivered electronically.

A well-executed infographic will:

• Have a title that articulates the goal of the assignment. Use—Adventures in Guyland
• Have a concise thesis as the subheading—important 
• Contain a minimum of three quotations from the book
• Have a concise controlling argument dictating the design
• Visually translate perspectives and facts in a clear and enlightening manner
• Stay within the parameters of the Guyland experience for young American men

Due:
Wed 2.21/Thu 2.22 - DRAFT I; BRING 1 COPY—B&W OKAY
Fri 3.2 - FINAL DRAFT; EMAIL BY 6 PM (NEW DATE; NO GOOGLE DOCS)

UPDATE DUE DATE:
Tue 3.12 - EMAIL BY 6 PM (WRITE "VERSION 3" IN SUBJECT LINE; NO GOOGLE DOCS)