Dear all, please find below a CFP for a Children's Geographies (and
Children's Studies) conference at The University of Northampton in
September of this year.

Call for Papers

NEW DIRECTIONS IN CHILDREN'S GEOGRAPHIES

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7th and 8th September 2006

Centre for Children and Youth

The University of Northampton

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Convenors:

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Faith Tucker, John Horton, Peter Kraftl, Sarah Armstrong

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Themes:

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The growth of geographical research on the experiences and lifestyles of
children and young people has been well documented. The vibrancy of
this research field is illustrated, for example, by the publication in
2000 of Holloway and Valentine's Children's Geographies: playing, living
learning, the launch of Children's Geographies journal in 2003, a
special edition of the Geographical Associations' Geography journal
(2003), and regular sessions at international conferences. We propose
that it is timely for researchers to step back, reflect upon progress
made to date, and debate new directions in children's geographies.

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We invite papers on the following themes:

* the body, emotions and children's geographies
* the ethics of children's geographies
* participatory research with children
* critical approaches to designing environments for children
* mobilities and children's geographies
* quantitative approaches to childhood research
* popular culture and children's geographies
* teaching, learning and children's geographies

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Abstracts (c.200 words) should be emailed to:
faith.tucker_at_northampton.ac.uk by 31st March 2006. If you would like to
present a paper on a 'new direction in children's geographies' not
listed above, please let us know.

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For further information, please contact Dr Faith Tucker (email:
faith.tucker_at_northampton.ac.uk ).

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Dr. Peter Kraftl

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Centre for Children and Youth,

The University of Northampton,

Park Campus,

Northampton,

NN2 7AL

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Telephone (direct line): 01604 892989

Fax: 01604 791114

E-Mail: peter.kraftl_at_northampton.ac.uk

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