Comments on: London Calling /2014/07/31/london-calling/ Εxploring the relationship between childhood and public life Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Revisiting nowhere in particular? | Connectors Study /2014/07/31/london-calling/#comment-115 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:43:36 +0000 https://childhoodpublics.org/?p=210#comment-115 […] an earlier post I wrote about a feeling of knowing and, at the same time, not knowing London, a city I’ve […]

]]> By: smnolas /2014/07/31/london-calling/#comment-5 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:50:29 +0000 https://childhoodpublics.org/?p=210#comment-5 In reply to Gillian Ruch.

Thank you for flagging Griffiths’ book, Gillian. It’s on the Kindle awaiting patiently for an audience! It sounds really relevant to us and I look forward to diving in soon. All the best.

]]> By: smnolas /2014/07/31/london-calling/#comment-4 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:47:37 +0000 https://childhoodpublics.org/?p=210#comment-4 In reply to Rachel Thomson.

Thank you Rachel. Yes, ‘call and response‘ is a very interesting metaphor and made me think of some of the reading I’ve been doing, namely David Oswell’s work and ideas around childhood & voice and what he calls ‘the architectonics of audiable spaces’. Voice he argues becomes political through alliance with others which would fit nicely with this idea of childhood publics as ‘call and response’ but also reminds us of the importance of space and audience/who is listening, and ‘call and response’ points strongly to reciprocity of ‘voice’ (which we tend to deal with in the singular and as broadcast). Nice!

]]> By: Gillian Ruch /2014/07/31/london-calling/#comment-3 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:42:29 +0000 https://childhoodpublics.org/?p=210#comment-3 As someone else who also pours over maps and is fascinated by how what is on paper sometimes does and sometimes does not translate onto the ground I’m intrigued by the translation process and the variables that influence it. These ideas of space and childhood resonate hugely with the book I’m currently captivated by Kith: the Riddle of the Childscape by Jay Griffiths. She writes about the impact over time of the act of enclosure on a child’s freedom to roam physically and psychologically and makes all sorts of connections between children’s experiences and their sense of place and agency. A must read in my view!

]]> By: Rachel Thomson /2014/07/31/london-calling/#comment-2 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:22:21 +0000 https://childhoodpublics.org/?p=210#comment-2 I like the idea as childhood publics as a ‘cal and response’ with children as very unequal yet highly flexible and creative players. Great blog post, look forward to more

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