Memory, space and time: researching children's lives

This is a small qualitative study drawing on memories of childhood. It examines social change in childhood related to war, migration, employment, policing, technology, popular culture and religion, considering the ways these influence children whether or not they are directly caught up in events. The central questions are, ‘How do wider social, cultural, economic and political events and systems influence children’s everyday lives? How do children practice childhood in relation to these influences?’ The sample were selected in relation to their professional commitment to children and their diversity of childhood experience. This poster gives examples of the way the sensitizing concepts of social memory, space and time have informed the research.

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