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On behalf of the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University–Camden, we are delighted to extend an official invitation to our upcoming event, “Centering Black Childhoods: Collecting and Archiving Visions of Black Childhoods,” which will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Rutgers–Camden Campus Center on October 22, 2024, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. This event is organized by our department with support from… continue reading

Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in Childhood Studies and Racial Justice Mary Byrne is a youth studies scholar whose work examines how the figure of the child drives right-wing and neoliberal political organizing. Mary’s current project, based on a year and a half of participant observation with the extremist group Moms for Liberty, explores the rapid… continue reading

PhD Candidate LaTiana Ridgell has been awarded two fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year. First, as a seminar fellow at the Rutgers Institute for Research on Women, and second, as a Graduate Student Fellow within the Rutgers Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Congratulations, LaTiana!

Congratulations to Mallory Carvalho the winner of the 2024 Outstanding Senior Award in Childhood Studies!

Meet the The Matumbila’s and Join in a Conversation with the Creator Zul Manzi March 21, 2024 The Spring Centering Black Childhoods event is a conversation with Zul Manzi the creator of the animated comedy hit series The Matumbila’s (https://www.thematumbilas.tv/). This comedy series is about a Tanzanian middle class family living in the United States and… continue reading

We are thrilled to share that current PhD candidate Halle Singh and recent PhD graduate Diana García Gómez will both be joining the faculty of Bridgewater State University as Assistant Professors of Childhood Studies in September 2024! Please join us in congratulating Diana and Halle on this tremendous achievement!