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Ph.D. Masterclass in Childism 2025

Applications now being accepted!

Tuesday

May 13, 2025

Apply via this link.

You will be asked for a short description of your research and a CV/resume. To apply, you must be a registered student in a Ph.D. program. No M.A. students will be accepted.

 

Applications are due by Friday April 11.

Objectives

Tuesday

May 13, 2025

This online course provides an opportunity for early-career Ph.D. students to develop an in-depth understanding of the critical theory of childism.

 

Organized by the Childism Institute and key scholars in childist research, it explores what it means to empower children by transforming norms and structures in societies. The three central modules examine the central concept of childism, how it relates to other critical theories such as feminism and decolonialism, and what it might look like in practical research and activism.

This free course provides students multiple opportunities to interact with established scholars from around the world, network with other doctoral students in a diversity of academic programs, and develop new perspectives on their own research projects. No prior experience in childism is required.

Schedule

Tuesday

May 13, 2025

Tuesday

May 13, 2025

09:00-11:00 US ET

Introduction

Tanu Biswas, John Wall, and Hanne Warming

Thursday

May 15, 2025

09:00-11:00 US ET

Module 1: Childism in Theory

John Wall, Monique Voltarelli, and Itay Snir

Readings: To be determined

Tuesday

May 20, 2025

09:00-11:00 US ET

Module 2: Childism and Other Isms

Hanne Warming, Toby Rollo, and Jeanette Sundhall

Readings: To be determined

Thursday

May 22, 2025

09:00-11:00 US ET

Module 3: Childism in Practice

Tanu Biswas, Elsa Roland, and Pedro Maldonado Castañeda

Readings: To be determined

Tuesday

May 27, 2025

09:00-11:00 US ET

Student Presentations and Feedback

Tanu Biswas, John Wall, and Hanne Warming

Instructors
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Tanu Biswas

Associate Professor in Pedagogy, University of Stavanger, Norway

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Pedro Maldonado Castañeda

Department of Philosophy, University of Barcelona, Spain

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Elsa Roland

Faculty of Education, University of Namur, Belgium

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Toby Rollo

Associate Professor of Political Science, Lakehead University, Canada

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Itay SnirIta

Senior Lecturer, Yezreel Valley Academic College, Israel

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Jeanette Sundhall

Senior Lecturer in Gender and Culture Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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Monique Voltarelli

Faculty of Education, University of Brasilia, Brasil

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John Wall

Professor of Philosophy and Childhood Studies, Rutgers University, United States

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Hanne Warming

Professor of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark

Possible Readings (click on titles for links)
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