New book co-edited by Claudia Mitchell: "Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods"
Professor Claudia Mitchell and April Mandrona have co-edited a new publication, Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods听(Rutgers University Press). The publication features a foreword by Relebohile Moletsane, JL Dube Chair in Rural Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa,听and contributions from 22 authors.
Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods听brings together visual studies and childhood studies to explore images of childhood in the study of rurality and rural life. The volume highlights how听the voices of children themselves remain central to investigations of rural childhoods. Contributions look at representations and experiences of rural childhoods from both the Global North and Global South (including U.S., Canada, Haiti, India, Sweden, Slovenia, South Africa, Russia, Timor-Leste, and Colombia) and considers visuals ranging from picture books to cell phone video and听television.听
鈥淰isual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods听is a welcome addition on many fronts," wrote author Pamela Riney-Kehrberg in a recent review. "It tackles rural childhood in many locations around the world, both Global North and Global South, and听it does so by means of听studying the visual.听Instead of taking images of carefree rural childhoods at face value, the authors delve into their hidden meanings.听What are we really seeing in these visions and versions of childhood?听This is recommended reading for scholars in many fields:听childhood studies, rural history, history of gender and sexuality, and so many others.鈥�
Claudia Mitchell听is a James 平特五不中 Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, and director of the 平特五不中听Institute for Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW).听She has written extensively in the area of girlhood studies and is the co-founder and editor-in-chief for the award-winning听Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.听Dr. Mitchell was recently named a Research Fellow of the听Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.听In 2016 Mitchell received the top research honour of the SSHRC, the听Gold Medal, and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
April Mandrona听is an assistant professor at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada. She is the editor of听Canadian Art Teacher.听Dr. Mandrona was a postdoctoral fellow with the Department of Integrated Studies in Education from 2014 to 2016.
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