CRITICAL CHILDHOOD STUDIES: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, libro.

We are delighted to invite you to the launch of our book Critical Childhood Studies: Global

Perspectives, authored by Kay Tisdall, John Davis, Debi Fry, Kristina Konstantoni, Marlies

Kustatscher, Kati Maternowska and Laura Weiner, published by Bloomsbury.

The event will be a panel discussion with leading childhood studies scholars on key questions for

childhood studies now and in the future:

o Sarada Balagopalan (Rutgers Camden University)

o Irene Rizzini (PUC-Rio and International Centre for Research and Policy on Childhood)

o Spyros Spyrou (European University Cyprus)

o Michael Wyness (Warwick University)

Presentación 9 de noviembre, zoom:  

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Childhood Studies is an ever-growing field, with very practical implications intersecting with theoretical considerations. We will discuss the latest and future developments, with leading childhood studies scholars Sarada Balagopalan (Rutgers University-Camden), Irene Rizzini (PUC-Rio and International Centre for Research and Policy on Childhood), Spyros Spyrou (European University Cyprus) and Michael Wyness (Warwick University).

We will be discussing our latest book Critical Childhood Studies: Global Perspectives, authored by Kay Tisdall, John Davis, Debi Fry, Kristina Konstantoni, Marlies Kustatscher, Kati Maternowska and Laura Weiner. This book provides an advanced, accessible text for Childhood Studies, introducing key concepts and drawing on a range of disciplines. Each section includes commentaries from international experts based in Australia, Brazil, the UK, the USA and Zimbabwe. The book contains a range of pedagogical features, from guiding questions to group activities, with further online resources.

We invite you to this event to discuss the state of Childhood Studies with the authors, critical commentators and our panel of Childhood Studies’ experts. See more details of the book.

For general enquiries about this event, please email childrenandyoungpeople@ed.ac.uk