CMN 2173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Quintilian
6 Oct 2017
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Child and youth were ambiguous concepts in ancient greece, where children were expected to be treated like adults which lacked modern empathy for children. Childhood as a modern concept: claiming the need to protect childhood from adult secrets, particularly sexual ones. Quintilian: education of an orator begins in infancy, acknowledgement of the special features of the young. Dark and the middle ages: childishness among all age groups. Disappearance of shame: lines become blurred of what can be expected of children vs. adults and what each can be exposed to, consequently childhood disappears. New communication environment resulting from printing and social literacy. New definition of adulthood based on reading competence.
