Feminist Research for 21st-century Childhoods: Common Worlds Methods

This book explores the challenges, tensions, and possibilities of common worlds research methods for the 21st century, grounded in a common worlding orientation. It presents a collection of feminist childhood studies stories from field research with educators, young children, and/or early childhood student-educators, aiming to unsettle the interpretive power of Euro-Western developmental knowledges and anthropocentric frameworks. The research(ing) stories act as provocations for generating innovative, relational, and emergent methods to attend to the complexity of 21st-century childhoods, particularly in the context of settler colonial and neoliberal logics.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 17 September 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This book is a captivating collection of feminist childhood studies stories that originate from field research with educators, young children, and/or early childhood student-educators. It delves into the complexities, tensions, and possibilities of employing common world research methods in the 21st century. Grounded in a common worlding orientation, the contributing authors engage with intricate methodological understandings within postqualitative practices within settler colonial states such as Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. Each chapter presents a method the authors have employed in their endeavors to challenge the interpretive power of Euro-Western developmental knowledge and anthropocentric frameworks, aiming to reimagine research amidst the colonialist, social, and environmental challenges we currently face. The research(ing) stories serve as provocations for generating innovative, relational, and emergent methods to attend to the intricacies of 21st-century childhoods. Just as developmental and sociological perspectives gave rise to new forms of inquiry in the 19th-century industrialization and 20th-century urban change, respectively, the 21st century demands novel questions, practices, and methodologies to enrich the field of childhood studies. In the context of childhood studies, where settler colonial and neoliberal logics hold significant sway, such strategies become indispensable. Feminist Research for 21st-century Childhoods is a must-read for anyone engaged in work and research with children. It offers valuable insights, perspectives, and methodologies that will contribute to our understanding of the complexities of childhood and its relationship to broader social and political contexts.

Weight: 364g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350183360