Proseminar 1 (3 credits) – required for all doctoral students in the first year of study
56:163:502
Monday/Wednesday 4:20 – 5:40 pm
Dr. Daniel Cook
This two-semester course provides an overview of paradigms and critical issues in Childhood Studies. Researchers from within the University and around the area present the latest research on children.
Theories of Childhood Studies (3 credits) 56:163:695
Monday 6:00-8:50 pm
Dr. Sarada Balagopalan
The development of Childhood Studies has been influenced by a range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. In this seminar we will explore in depth salient theoretical works emerging from diverse disciplines including philosophy, social anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics and development studies. It will include examining the work of mid to late 20th and 21st century authors whose wide theoretical perspectives have had a strong and pervasive influence on the field both in the industrialized and “developing” worlds. Key authors to be studied include Michel Foucault, Amartya Sen, Martha Nussbaum, Walter Benjamin, Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Aihwa Ong, Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Sennett and Judith Butler. This course will include detailed examination and discussion of selected texts and of their impact on the field.
Interpretive Research Methods (3 credits) 56:163:691
Tuesday 6:00-8:50 pm
Dr. Lauren Silver
This course delves into the philosophical, theoretical and practical aspects of what many call “qualitative” research methods. A number of specific methods will be examined, with particular emphasis on researching the lives and experiences of children.