[Xmca-l] Re: cultural constructions of childhood?

Wed Jun 20 08:19:10 PDT 2018

What about the works of the late William Kessen? (Sorry if I am repeating
something mentioned above, just coming back to XMCA after a long hiatus)

On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 12:07 AM, Greg Thompson <greg.a.thompson@gmail.com>
wrote:

> and a few more on the anthropology front (in case you are still
> interested):
>
> Bambi Chapin's *Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village* is very good. Gottlieb
> and De Loache have a new *A World of Babies* edition out.
>
> And 
> Elise Berman
>  has a book coming out at the end of January that does some good
> theorizing of "age", including "childhood". The title of her book is:
> *Talking Like Children: Language and the Production of Age in the Marshall
> Islands.* Oxford University Press
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Greg Thompson <greg.a.thompson@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hopefully not too late, David Lancy's The Anthropology of Childhood:
>> Cherubs, Chattel, and Changelings has a nice sampling of childhoods across
>> multiple cultures.
>>
>> Also, some classics from a Western historical perspective:
>> Joseph Kett's Rites of Passage: Adolescence in America 1790 to Present
>> Phillip Aries' Centuries of Childhood
>>
>> And a sociological one that looked interesting:
>> https://books.google.co.kr/books?hl=en&lr=&id=q_EjCQAAQBAJ&
>> oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=anthropology+and+the+construction+of+
>> childhood&ots=EiPR30OMTA&sig=MUq_2SbvNv0MKZAx9DggFETLTi0#v=
>> onepage&q=anthropology%20and%20the%20construction%20of%20chi
>> ldhood&f=false
>>
>> And I came across this more accessible book while searching for the Kett
>> and thought it might be useful (I haven't read it and so can't vouch for
>> quality):
>> https://books.google.co.kr/books?hl=en&lr=&id=A19CDwAAQBAJ&
>> oi=fnd&pg=PT7&dq=kett+history+of+childhood&ots=EJq_5BUBr4&
>> sig=g_CvUkXGi32W18dhwKP-IZZecdI#v=onepage&q=kett%
>> 20history%20of%20childhood&f=false
>>
>> Good luck!
>> -greg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 10:13 AM, Katherine Wester Neal <wester@uga.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks again! I'd forgotten about the * Babies* movie, and yes, it's
>>> perfect for this course. Now I have lots of reading to do!
>>>
>>>
>>> If a database of collected works becomes available, I'd be happy to post
>>> the syllabus. It's for an undergrad seminar course.
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>
>>> on behalf of Alfredo Jornet Gil <a.j.gil@iped.uio.no>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 5, 2018 5:00:34 PM
>>>
>>> *To:* eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
>>> *Subject:* [Xmca-l] Re: cultural constructions of childhood?
>>>
>>>
>>> That was a great list of recommendations you got, Katie, I am glad.
>>>
>>>
>>> Things are going slower than anticipated, but hopefully we will sooner
>>> than later have a web platform for collecting this type of resources, such
>>> as course syllabus, etc. in one place, so that next time someone looks for
>>> the same, they can find it immediately. Right now, is still possible to do
>>> searches using keywords in xmca: http://lchc.ucsd.edu/MCA
>>> /Mail/index.html but we are hoping this will be very much improved. 
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Alfredo
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>
>>> on behalf of Martin Packer <mpacker@cantab.net>
>>> *Sent:* 05 June 2018 22:12
>>> *To:* eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
>>> *Subject:* [Xmca-l] Re: cultural constructions of childhood?
>>>
>>> Some resources here too:
>>>
>>> <http://hraf.yale.edu/a-cross-cultural-perspective-on-childhood/>
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 5, 2018, at 1:31 PM, Katherine Wester Neal <wester@uga.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, very helpful suggestions, and thank you! Potential article
>>> suggestions also welcome... :)
>>>
>>> Katie Wester-Neal, Ph.D.
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> Teacher Education & Literacy
>>> Gordon State College
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>
>>> on behalf of Jonathan Tudge <jrtudge@uncg.edu>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 5, 2018 2:24:18 PM
>>> *To:* eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
>>> *Subject:* [Xmca-l] Re: cultural constructions of childhood?
>>>
>>> Hi, Katie,
>>>
>>> Here's another one that you might find interesting.
>>>
>>> I, personally, think it's brilliant.
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Lives-Young-Children-Societi
>>> es-ebook/dp/B00190VF0Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528222902&sr=
>>> 8-1&keywords=everyday+lives+of+young+children%3A+culture%2C+
>>> class+and+child+rearing
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
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>>>
>>> Professor
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>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Martin Packer <mpacker@cantab.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Katie, I believe that someone mentioned this…  :)
>>>
>>> <https://www.amazon.com/Child-Development-Understanding-Cult
>>> ural-Perspective/dp/1473993377>
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>> *"I may say that whenever I meet Mrs. Seligman or Dr. Lowie or discuss
>>> matters with Radcliffe-Brown or Kroeber, I become at once aware that my
>>> partner does not understand anything in the matter, and I end usually with
>>> the feeling that this also applies to myself” (Malinowski, 1930)*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 5, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Katherine Wester Neal <wester@uga.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello xmca-ers,
>>>
>>> Long time reader, rare contributor with a question for a course I'll be
>>> teaching soon. Besides Rogoff's *Cultural Nature of Human Development*,
>>> what else would you recommend in that vein? In the course, we will be
>>> exploring multiple constructions of childhood across different cultures.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help,
>>> Katie
>>>
>>> Katie Wester-Neal, Ph.D.
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> Teacher Education & Literacy
>>> Gordon State College
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gregory A. Thompson, Ph.D.
>> Assistant Professor
>> Department of Anthropology
>> 880 Spencer W. Kimball Tower
>> Brigham Young University
>> Provo, UT 84602
>> WEBSITE: greg.a.thompson.byu.edu
>> http://byu.academia.edu/GregoryThompson
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Gregory A. Thompson, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Anthropology
> 880 Spencer W. Kimball Tower
> Brigham Young University
> Provo, UT 84602
> WEBSITE: greg.a.thompson.byu.edu
> http://byu.academia.edu/GregoryThompson
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