What kind of boundaries are associated with childhood and how are the boundaries visible in children\u2019s lives? When and how do children set boundaries themselves, and when do adults do it for them? How do children navigate and negotiate these boundaries? How are boundaries crossed in childhood, and how does the existence or dismantling of boundaries affect children\u2019s lives and everyday lives? Could childhood be limitless, and what kind of effects would this have on society and upbringing? How are boundaries formed in childhood studies \u2013 conceptually, methodologically, ontologically, and ethically?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The theme of the XI Conference on Childhood Studies, <\/strong>Childhood and Boundaries <\/em>offers an opportunity to reflect on these questions in a multidisciplinary way. We live in a time marked by a longing for boundaries and order, clarity and even the setting of different boundaries. At the same time, social media, for example, brings cross-border content and influences to children\u2019s lives. Migration affects the multi-locality of life and actualise different borders from both the perspective of restricting and protecting children\u2019s lives. There are also boundaries related to the body and gender, which children encounter in different ways. This highlights the social, political, legal and practical consequences of the boundaries of childhood, the negotiation of them, and how different boundaries and the opportunities to cross them shape childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The aim of the conference is to highlight perspectives on childhood studies and practical work that challenge how the boundaries of childhood have traditionally been understood and open up new ways of looking at childhood and its meanings in today\u2019s world. The keynotes, presentations and discussions at the conference will cover the boundaries of childhood as social, geographical, institutional, legal, cultural, methodological and ethical concepts. We invite researchers from different fields to consider how boundaries, boundlessness and crossing boundaries or porosity manifest themselves in childhood and childhood studies. We will discuss the boundaries of childhood, adolescence and adulthood, as well as the social, legal and cultural boundaries faced by children. We welcome insights that challenge traditional ways of understanding childhood and open up new directions for exploring this stage of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We invite presentations to the conference that examine boundaries in childhood and childhood studies through, for example, the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, contact us: childhood2026(@)uef.fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n #ChildhoodConf2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Conference theme: Childhood and Boundaries What kind of boundaries are associated with childhood and how are the boundaries visible in children\u2019s lives? When and how do children set boundaries themselves, and when do adults do it for them? How do children navigate and negotiate these boundaries? How are boundaries crossed in childhood, and how does […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-556","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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