The Subject of Childhood (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433101205)

The Subject of Childhood is a collection of essays on early childhood education/childhood studies that brings critical psychological, psychoanalytic, and cultural studies perspectives to bear on understanding the lives children live. Central concerns running through these essays are the emergence of subjectivity in the child; the complexity of conceptualizing the relationship between external cultural and social forces; and the internal sense of agency that we know that each child possesses. Together, the volume is a blending of interdisciplinary theoretical writing, personal autobiographical inquiry, and concrete examples from the author's work with teachers in schools and from his clinical practice as a child psychoanalyst. Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professionals across the English-speaking world in early childhood education, childhood education, educational foundations, and cultural studies in education, this book functions as a core text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in child development, child psychology, sociology of education, childhood studies, and early childhood education.

Author: Michael O'Loughlin
ISBN-10: 1433101203
ISBN-13: 9781433101205
Publisher: Peter Lang Us
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2009
Pages: 266
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 7