In her latest editorial, Dr. Balagopalan reflects on key issues in understanding children’s lives, highlighting how diverse cultural and social contexts shape childhoods and their representation in research and policy debates. Read the full editorial here: Childhood editorial
We are honored to share that several graduate students and alumni have recently received recognitions, published research, and/or presented their work at conferences. Congratulations! Below we highlight their work and awards. Dr. Lidong Xiang, graduate of 2023, received the Children’s Literature in Education Emerging Scholar Award 2025 for her article, “True Love or Best Friend?… continue reading
In this interactive talk focusing on her most recent book Black Girls and How We Fail Them, award-winning scholar Dr. Aria S. Halliday will highlight commonalities in popular streaming platform films and television to consider how Black girls are represented and how they respond. This talk promises to pique your interest in cultural studies, girlhood… continue reading
December 4th, 2025 • 4:30-6:30pm Featuring: • Zoe Bambara, Cultural Worker, Organizer, and Full Spectrum & Prison Doula • Michele Lamarr-Suggs, Certified Nurse Midwife, Penn Medicine • Lana Colquhoun, Full Spectrum Doula • Dr. Mali Collins, PhD,Assistant Professor of African American & African Diaspora Studies at American University and Visiting Professor at the Institute of… continue reading
We’re excited to share that four graduate students in the Rutgers-Camden Childhood Studies Department will present at the Childhood Application Seminar Series (CASS), sponsored by the Stockton University Childhood Studies Minor. CASS is designed to showcase acclaimed scholars and cutting-edge research related to childhood. These presentations will be virtual. The Zoom links to attend are below. November 18th, Tuesday, from… continue reading
The Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University seeks proposals for a multidisciplinary conference on Transnational Desires and Childhoods of Empire as a means of continuing a critical, multidisciplinary dialogue around Black childhoods and childhoods of color. We seek to convene scholars, writers, practitioners, artists, and advocates for children interested in wrestling with the tensions around diasporas… continue reading
