[H-verkko] CFP: Values of Childhood and Childhood Studies

[agricola at utu.fi]

Agricolan artikkelipyyntöihin on lähetetty uusi ilmoitus:
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Values of Childhood and Childhood Studies
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Conference on Childhood Studies

Values of Childhood and Childhood Studies

May, 7–9th, 2014, Oulu, Finland

Lapsuudentutkimuksen päivät 2014 järjestetään teemalla ‘Values of
Childhood and Childhood Studies’. Päivien yhtenä keynote-puhujana kuullaan
tällä kertaa historioitsijaa, professori Astri Andresenia Bergenin
yliopistosta. Lapsuuden historiaan, lääketieteen historiaan, pohjoismaisen
hyvinvointivaltion historiaan sekä vähemmistöjen historiaan liittyvien
kysymysten asiantuntija professori Andresen toimii lisäksi kommentaattorina
työryhmässä ’Historicising the values of childhood ’. Muina keynoteina
päivillä nähdään mm. ensimmäistä kertaa Suomessa vieraileva lapsuuden
sosiologian uranuurtaja professori Alan Prout (University of Warwick).

Päivien CfP on nyt auki ja jatkuu joulukuun loppuun saakka. Voit ehdottaa
päiville työpaperia, kokonaista sessiota (yhteensä 3-4 esitystä) tai
posteria konferenssin sivuilla, osoitteessa: http://childhood2014.wordpress.com/
Esityksen voi pitää englanniksi tai suomeksi (Historicising the values of
childhood -ryhmässä englanniksi). Etusija on päivien teemaan liittyvillä
ehdotuksilla, mutta myös laajemmin lapsuudentutkimukseen liittyvät ehdotukset
huomioidaan. Tarkempia tietoja ks. päivien CfP ja konferenssin nettisivut:
http://childhood2014.wordpress.com/

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference on Childhood Studies

Values of Childhood and Childhood Studies

May, 7–9th, 2014

Oulu, Finland

The Finnish Society for Childhood Studies invites submissions for proposals for
an international conference to be held in Oulu May 7–9th, 2014. The
multidisciplinary conference on childhood studies has established itself as the
venue for research on children and childhood in Finland. The focus of the sixth
conference will be on values – the values of childhood as well as the values
in and valuation of childhood studies.

The keynote speakers are:

- Professor Alan Prout (Sociology of childhood, University of Warwick)

- Professor Pia Christensen (Anthropology and Childhood Studies, University of
Leeds)

- Professor Eva Johansson (Early Childhood Education, University of Stavanger)

- Professor Astri Andresen (Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion,
University of Bergen) 

- Development Manager Mikko Oranen (National Institute for Health and Welfare,
Oulu)

The conference offers space for an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas for
researchers who work with children. We welcome papers that respond to the main
theme from different viewpoints including but not limited to:

- Ethical questions and values in childhood research

- Methodological challenges in childhood research

- Health and equality in childhood

- Childhood and moral values

- Childhood in plural societies

- Northern childhoods

- Historicising the values of childhood

- Gendered values of childhood

- Languages of childhood

- Values in education

- Contested and conflicting values of childhood

- Institutional and individual values of childhood

- Vulnerable childhoods

- Children’s participation

- Other viewpoints

Sessions will be arranged either in English or in Finnish. A proposal can be
submitted for:

- Individual paper presentation: 20–30 minutes including discussion.

- Self-organised sessions: groups may propose to organize a full session of 90
minutes including presentations (3–4 individual papers and discussion, or
round table discussion).

- Poster presentation: sessions will be set up for conference participants to
interact with poster presenters.

Please submit abstracts for presentations electronically through the conference
website (http://childhood2014.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/submit-online/). The
abstract should contain the following information:

- the title of the presentation

- the type of presentation (individual paper/ self-organised session/ poster)

- the name/s and institution/s of the presenter/s

- mailing address and E-mail address

- a 250-word abstract

- audiovisual requirements, and

- up to five keywords.

Important dates:

December 31th 2013: Deadline for submission of abstracts

February 15th 2014: Notification of acceptance of papers

March 15th 2014: Final date for registration with reduced fee

April 15th 2014: Final date for registration

We warmly welcome you to Oulu!

Scientific Committee and Organizing Committee

For further information, see the conference pages:
http://childhood2014.wordpress.com/

Inquiries: child2014 at oulu.fi

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Ilmoituksen lähetti: Agricola <agricola at utu.fi>
Ilmoitus vanhentuu: 31.12.2013
Lisätietoja WWW-osoitteesta: http://childhood2014.wordpress.com/