After Childhood: Re-thinking Environment, Materiality and Media in Children's Lives

This book offers a new approach for theorizing and undertaking childhood research by combining insights from childhood and generational studies with object-oriented ontologies, new materialisms, critical race and gender theories, and techniques from digital media studies, archaeology, environmental nanoscience, and the visual arts. It presents a way of doing childhood research that sees children move in and out of focus, unravelling new perspectives on concerns facing children around the world that dominant approaches to childhood studies have not yet fully addressed. The book draws on detailed case studies from various historical and geographical contexts and will appeal to scholars working in the interdisciplinary field of childhood studies, as well as anyone looking for novel interdisciplinary frames for thinking about childhood.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 13 December 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking book offers a novel approach to theorizing and conducting childhood research. By seamlessly blending insights from childhood and generational studies, object-oriented ontologies, new materialisms, critical race and gender theories, it addresses a multitude of critical and complex challenges confronting children and young individuals.

Through a fusion of traditional social-scientific research methods with techniques from digital media studies, archaeology, environmental nanoscience, and the visual arts, After Childhood: Re-thinking Environment, Materiality, and Media in Children's Lives presents a groundbreaking way of conducting childhood research. This approach emphasizes the dynamic nature of children's experiences, as they move in and out of focus. Rather than completely displacing children and their experiences, the book uncovers new perspectives on the concerns facing children around the world, which dominant approaches to childhood studies have yet to fully address.

Drawing from extensive case studies conducted in historical and geographical contexts, the book showcases a diverse range of examples. These examples encompass British children's engagement with plastics, energy, and other matter, the positioning of diverse Brazilian young people in environmental and resource challenges, as well as archaeological evidence about childhoods in the USA and Europe. Moreover, the book explores the global circulation of children's toys through digital media, highlighting the intricate connections between children, technology, and the wider world.

This book is a valuable resource for human geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, education studies scholars, and anyone engaged in the interdisciplinary field of childhood studies. It provides a rich tapestry of novel and interdisciplinary frames for thinking about childhood, challenging established paradigms and opening up new avenues for research and understanding.

In conclusion, After Childhood: Re-thinking Environment, Materiality, and Media in Children's Lives is a groundbreaking work that revolutionizes our understanding of childhood. By integrating diverse perspectives and cutting-edge techniques, it offers a transformative approach to conducting research and sheds light on the complex and multifaceted experiences of children in our rapidly changing world.

Weight: 386g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032237602