BISC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Policy Press, Menton, The Deadlines
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Lecture: fridays 11:35-1:25pm (and 1 hour tutorial group), azrieli theater, room 102. Office hours: fridays, 1:30pm-2:30 pm or by appointment. In investigating the shifting and contradictory answers to this question, students will examine h ow different discourses and disciplinary perspectives shape our ideas about childhood both as an abstract concept and as a lived experience. Historical, developmental, anthropological, and sociocultural approaches to studying children and childhood will be examined in relation to a diverse range of historical periods and cultural contexts. Course readings have been selected to introduce you to current issues in the academic study of children and childhood, and to ensure that you engage with multiple disciplinary (and interdisciplinary) perspectives. Lectures for this course will emphasize the theoretical issues and key concepts associated with each lecture topic, and provide additional examples that illustrate them. The reading material is designed to compliment the lecture.
