Desire lines (2)
Children’s map-making can move beyond representations to critically project desires and critique relationships to life beyond the domestic and private
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Author: Christos Varvantakis
Writing across borders
Exploring the relationship between childhood and public life: Collaborative writing across disciplines, countries, and technologies
Read MoreThe referendum in Greece and the reflexes of social scientists
Melissa Nolas and Christos Varvantakis question some of the epistemological issues of social scientists reacting immediately to public events
Read MoreBoys, football and politics: Children in Political Campaign Ads
As the election in Greece approaches, a tense atmosphere has overtaken the city of Athens. Political ads, of any form and medium, are flooding the public discourse, as is to be expected in pre-election times, let alone in the context of such a crucial election. Among the television ads of political parties, unsurprisingly, there are some that depict children.
Read MoreResearch Encounters with Activism and Solidarity Movements in Athens
Since I came to Athens and started fieldwork for the Connectors Study, I have been engaged into researching (and trying to make sense of) activism and solidarity movements here. There are several reasons for this engagement, as for instance the fact that we, in Connectors Study, are interested in employing parental activism as a proxy …
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