The book provides an advanced, accessible text for childhood studies, which is suitable and challenging for those coming from practice, different parts of the world and from a range of disciplines. Key ideas within childhood studies are introduced, from agency to intersectionality to children’s rights. Addressing children and young people under the age of 18, the book combines concepts from seminal texts with challenging, critical views and alternatives, to stimulate readers to develop their own analysis and apply the results to their own interests. It reveals how childhood studies draws on a rich and diverse range of perspectives from child development, educational studies, history, human rights, media studies, philosophy, public health, race and ethnicity studies, to social anthropology. The book is organised around five sections:
Foundations of Childhood Studies
Childhood Studies Meets Other Disciplines
Childhood Studies Meets Children’s Rights Studies
Intersectional Perspectives on Childhood
Childhood Studies in Practice
Each section includes commentaries from international experts based in Australia (Amanda Third), Brazil (Irene Rizzini), the UK (Erica Burman), the USA (Sarada Balagopalan) and Zimbabwe (Tendai Charity Nhenga). The book has a range of pedagogical features including guiding questions and challenge tasks, quotes from students and other experts, and a glossary of terms. The book has a companion website with videos from authors, students and those working in practice and policy, interactive tasks and other resources.
By:
Professor Kay Tisdall (University of Edinburgh UK),
Professor John Davis (University of Strathclyde,
UK),
Deborah Fry (University of Edinburgh,
UK),
Kristina Konstantoni (University of Edinburgh,
UK),
Marlies Kustatscher (University of Edinburgh,
UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350163201
ISBN 10: 1350163201
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 14 December 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction: Childhood Studies, A Welcoming Field, Laura Weiner (University of Edinburgh, UK) and John M. Davis (University of Strathclyde, UK) 2. Foundations of Childhood Studies, E. Kay M. Tisdall (University of Edinburgh, UK) Commentary on Foundations of Childhood Studies, Sarada Balagopalan (Rutgers Camden University, USA) 3. Childhood Studies Meets Other Disciplines, Marlies Kustatscher and Deborah Fry (University of Edinburgh, UK) Commentary on Childhood Studies Meets Other Disciplines, Tendai Charity Nhenga (Africa University, Zimbabwe) 4. Childhood Studies Meets Children’s Rights Studies, E. Kay M. Tisdall and Kristina Konstantoni (University of Edinburgh, UK) Commentary on Childhood Studies Meets Children’s Rights Studies, Irene Rizzini (International Centre for Research and Policy on Childhood at PUC-Rio, Brazil) 5. Intersectional Perspectives on Childhood, Marlies Kustatscher and Kristina Konstantoni (University of Edinburgh, UK) Commentary on Intersectional Perspectives on Childhood, Erica Burman (University of Manchester, UK) 6. Childhood Studies in Practice, M. Catherine Maternowska and Deborah Fry (University of Edinburgh, UK) Commentary on Childhood Studies in Practice, Amanda Third (Western Sydney University, Australia) 7. Conclusion: Using Childhood Studies Concepts to Further Emancipatory Praxis, Laura Weiner (University of Edinburgh, UK) and John M. Davis (University of Strathclyde, UK) Glossary Index
E. Kay M. Tisdall is Professor of Childhood Policy, Childhood & Youth Studies, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. John M. Davis is Professor of Education, at the University of Strathclyde, UK. Deborah Fry is Professor of International Child Protection Research, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Kristina Konstantoni is Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Marlies Kustatscher is Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. M. Catherine Maternowska is Professor of Violence Prevention for Young People, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Laura Weiner is a PhD candidate, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Reviews for Critical Childhood Studies: Global Perspectives
Rigorous, scholarly and engaging... it is one of those rare texts that combines critical examination of the field of childhood studies with a lively pedagogic approach that invites students to explore some of the contemporary debates and themes within the field. -- Michael Wyness, Reader in the Department of Education Studies, University of Warwick, UK
