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Childhood (Re)Discovered Conference 2008

July 3 and 4, 2008
Australian Catholic University
St. Patrick's campus (Melbourne), Australia.

For further information please contact:
Ms. Nell Musgrove
n.musgrove@patrick.acu.edu.au

Recent public debates about the welfare of children ?" from the incidence of binge-drinking and obesity amongst young adults in the West, to the prevalence of child abuse and exploitation in developing and developed nations ?" illustrate the persistence of ideas about the specific nature of childhood.

This conference asks: Is it necessary or desirable to unpack these historical constructions? And if so, is this project useful for practitioners and campaigners seeking to defend the rights of young adults and children?

The deadline for abstract submissions has passed, and we have selected the papers to be presented. These papers examine an exciting range of issues and ideas relating to the construction of childhood across a number of academic disciplines, and will be presented by both Australian and international scholars.

Conference Programme

The current draft of the conference programme is available here (PDF, 36k).

Further Information for Conference Participants