Oxford Centre for the History of Childhood
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Oxford University Centre for the History of Childhood - a centre established in 2003 to promote research into the history of children, youth and childhood.
Oxford
Joined January 2020
We're delighted to share this term's programme for the History of Childhood seminar! Join us on Mondays at 11am at Magdalen College Oxford or online to hear from our wonderful speakers!
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TODAY at 11am - see you there!
We're excited to welcome Idunn Victoria Rostøl (University of Oslo) to speak at our next seminar on “Can They Ever Become Like Us?”: Conversion Narratives Featuring Romani in the Children’s Missionary Periodical Maaltrosten (1903-42). Monday 10 Feb 11am Magdalen College & online
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Full details and info on how to sign up online here:
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"the emotional language communicated by letters ... became my way into care both as an imagined phenomenon and as a practice" - a must read for historians of care, children's institutions, emotions & family life!
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Full details available on our website: Please share! @shcyhome @histchild @HistEdSocUK @BSHSNews @OxfordHSMT
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Reading group TODAY at 11am! See you there!
We're excited to be back on Monday for our reading group on Childhood & Agency! We'll be discussing Olsen et al, ‘A Critical Conversation on Agency’, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, 17:2 (2024) 169-187 - link below. 27 Jan, 11am Magdalen College & online!
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Full details including how to join us via Teams here: See you there!
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RT @histchild: CHS Winter Warmer event will take place next Tuesday. Don’t miss out! 👇🏼 #histchild #histed @shcyhome @HistChildOxford
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RT @jenny_crane: Please consider retweeting or reaching out to my PhD student, Buse, who is looking to conduct interviews to understand the…
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Starting soon! TODAY at 11am - see you there!
Join us for the last seminar of term on Monday 2 December! Julia Gustavsson will speak on "At this point in my inquiry I myself took a paper trumpet": Play, privacy, and intrusion in the domestic spaces of child study research. 11am Sophia Sheppard Room, Magdalen College & online
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Full details including how to join us via Teams ⬇️
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RT @histchild: Join us for the @histchild Winter Warmer! 🗓️ 10 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT 📍 Online via Zoom Open to all interested in the histor…
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This looks like a great conference in Oxford next June for people working on the history of childhood & youth in Africa! Cfp deadline 17 January ⬇️
📢Exciting news! Our Call for Papers is now live for our 2025 Conference📢 "Through the generations: youth, ageing and African Studies collections" 30th June 2025, University of Oxford Keynote: Dr Buhle Mbabmbo-Thata, University of Lesotho. ℹ️
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