Care Play: More Ways Young People Played Kindly with Videogames Follow along to read the entire comic strip by Bevs Boredom Comics! Growing up the in the 1990s and 2000s, the first
Wooden Bicycles: Children’s Coding in the PC Era Who won the Cold War? At the turn of the millennium, the United States seemed victorious in terms of technological development. As
Between Childhood and Conflict: The Vietnamese Refugee Child Experience in Arkansas The black and white photograph is jarring in its contradictions: a small Vietnamese boy, likely no more than ten years old, holding
Critical Nostalgia. Review of Swing Time by Zadie Smith In the 2016 novel Swing Time, Zadie Smith investigates childhood nostalgia and the lasting effects of our formative experiences, including the power of our
Barbie’s World: Postwar Life and the Making of a Dreamhouse As previous insights into Barbie’s world have expressed, the impact of Barbie has a complicated social reality. For some, she has come
Play Unplugged. Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, the Barbican Art Gallery, London A demonstration of the enduring charm and significance of children’s outdoor games across time and cultures.
Histories of Childhood and Youth in Southern Africa A review of a conference on histories of childhood and youth in Southern Africa
“Oh Boy! Boys’ Dress 1760-1930,” Fashion & Textile Museum, London A beautifully curated and thought-provoking display of children's clothes as couture.