Dr. Meredith Bak, Too much screen time? Parents weigh in on video games
The Press of Atlantic City talks with parents about the amount of screen time their kids are getting, quoting Meredith Bak (FASC) and John Kriger (SSW). Read the article here.
Dedication of New Childhood Studies Building
Rutgers-Camden dedicates building for childhood studies program The Artis Building at 4th and Cooper streets will be home to what the university calls the first doctorate program of its kind in the nation. Check out this story on courierpostonline.com.and this video on SNJToday.
Dr. Dan Cook, Children’s Market Researchers as Moral Brokers
Dr. Dan Cook’s recent publication, “Children’s Market Researchers as Moral Brokers,” appears in the Journal of Cultural Economy. Read it here.
Dr. John Wall, Professor Sheds Light on Global Challenge of Children’s Rights
Dr. John Wall, professor of Religion and Childhood Studies, appeared on Rutgers. panel focusing on separation of children and parents at the US-Mexico border on September 13, 2018. Read the article here.
Dr. Sarada Balagopalan’s recent journal publications
Read Dr. Sarada Balagopalan’s article “Afterschool and during vacations’: on labor and schooling in the postcolony” recently published in the journal Children’s Geographies here. She also participated in a conversation on ‘Global/local’ research on children and childhood in a ‘global society’ in the journal Childhood. Read that conversation here.
BBC Radio 4 Interview with Dr. Lynne Vallone
Dr. Lynne Vallone was recently interviewed by BBC Radio 4’s Laurie Taylor in the program “Thinking Allowed” about her book Big and Small: A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies. Listen to her interview here.