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OverviewFeminism and the Politics of Childhood offers an exploration of perceived commonalities and conflicts between women and children and between various forms of feminism and the politics of childhood. This unique collection brings into dialogue authors from a range of geographical contexts, disciplines, organisations, and perspectives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rachel Rosen , Katherine TwamleyPublisher: UCL Press Imprint: UCL Press Weight: 0.760kg ISBN: 9781787350649ISBN 10: 1787350649 Pages: 314 Publication Date: 22 February 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'A politically, academically and ethically astute book.' International Research Society for Children's Literature 'A timely intervention ... This volume holds a wide appeal-speaking on the one hand to activists, policy-makers and governmental and non-governmental organisations concerned about issues related to childhood and gender, and on the other, to academic disciplines like childhood studies, women's and gender studies, cultural studies, post-colonial studies, sociology and politics.' Children & Society 'An indispensable contribution to the debate on childhood and gender.' Sociedad e Infancias 'Fabrizia Serafim welcomes the collection for providing a range of alternative theoretical constructs and practical examples of thinking relations with complexity.' LSE Review of Books 'One of the few works devoted to attempts to forge a dialogue between feminism and childhood research.' Sociology of Power 'One of the strengths of the book lies in the variety of contributing authors. ... The book serves as a form of resistance not only to patriarchy but to neoliberalism. [It] provides ... an alternative framework to think further about the interrelation between women and childhood studies. ... The book is a reminder that both feminism and childhood studies are political acts that aim to challenge social injustice.' Policy Futures in Education A politically, academically and ethically astute book. -- International Research Society for Children's Literature Fabrizia Serafim welcomes the collection for providing a range of alternative theoretical constructs and practical examples of thinking relations with complexity -- LSE Review of Books Fabrizia Serafim welcomes the collection for providing a range of alternative theoretical constructs and practical examples of thinking relations with complexity --LSE Review of Books Author InformationRachel Rosen is an Associate Professor at the UCL Social Research Institute, UK. Her research focuses on children and families with precarious immigration status, and their practices of sustenance and care at the intersections of neoliberal welfare and border regimes. Her current research includes Children Caring on the Move and Solidarities: Negotiating migrant deservingness. Rachel is co-author of Negotiating Adult-Child Relationships in Early Childhood Research (2014, Routledge), and co-editor of Reimagining Childhood Studies (2019, Bloomsbury Academic), Feminism and the Politics of Childhood: Friends or Foes? (2018, UCL Press), and Childhood, parenting culture, and adult-child relations in global perspectives (FRS, 2020). Katherine Twamley is Professor of Sociology at the UCL Social Research Institute. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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