The department of Childhood Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016-2017 Outstanding Graduating Senior award: Alissa Valeriano and Melisa Shultz. Congratulations!”
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New article by Michelle Storrod in the Journal of Youth Studies
Congratulations to PhD student Michelle Storrod on her recent coauthored article in the Journal of Youth Studies: “‘Going viral’ and ‘Going country’: The expressive and instrumental activities of streets gangs on social media.
Kate Cairns received Honorable Mention for the ASA Consumers and Consumption Section Best Book Award
Kate Cairns received Honorable Mention for the Best Book Award from the Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association for her recent coauthored book, Food and Femininity (Bloomsbury 2015).
Dan Cook participated in a round-table article on kids’ media
Dan Cook participated in a round-table article on kids’ media with Henry Jenkins and Natalie Coulter in the recent issues of Velvet Light Trap (#78, Fall 2016) available on the University of Texas Press. The Fall 2016 Issue #78 includes: Considering Kids’ Media Girl Talk and Girl Tech: Computer Talking Dolls and the Sounds of Girls’ … Read more Dan Cook participated in a round-table article on kids’ media…
New article by Dr. Meredith Bak examines toys-to-life video game Disney Infinity
The article, entitled “Building Blocks of the Imagination: Children, Creativity, and the Limits of Disney Infinity,” appears in a special issue of The Velvet Light Trap on Kids’ Media. In it, Bak explores claims that the game offers children unlimited creative opportunities and critically considers commercial claims to kids creativity in contemporary media culture. Source … Read more New article by Dr. Meredith Bak examines toys-to-life video game Disney Infinity…
Samantha White wins Sport Literature Association Graduate Essay Contest
The Department of Childhood Studies would like to congratulate Ph.D. student Samantha White, winner of the Sport Literature Association Graduate Essay Contest for 2016. Samantha unanimously won for her essay entitled “Negotiating Female Athletic Identity in Educational Spaces through the Works of R.R. Knudson.” Samantha’s essay will be published in a forthcoming issue of Aethlon: The … Read more Samantha White wins Sport Literature Association Graduate Essay Contest…