Contemporary Topics in Childhood Studies

This course involves critical engagement with selected research topics, debates, theories, and/or methods in interdisciplinary childhood studies. The themes for the lectures, guided readings, and seminars will be collaboratively described and defined with the doctoral students each time the course is offered. The course may be offered in the autumn and/or spring, and will be available at irregular intervals following a special announcement. A separate course description will be created for each instance in which a specific theme is offered under this course code. Participants will critically evaluate contemporary research and scholarship on the topics identified and write a paper that reflects the course objectives, with links to their Ph.D. research project.

By the end of the course the student has achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

The candidate has advanced knowledge and is in the forefront of contemporary debates regarding selected themes in childhood studies

Skills:

The candidate can formulate relevant research questions and appraise complex academic debates in relation to selected themes for the course.

General competence:

The candidate can carry out his/her research with scholarly integrity and use an independent and critical approach to own and others research

This course runs concurrently with BARN8020

Lectures, guided readings, and seminars. The course is offered when teaching resources are available and can be changed or cancelled if fewer than 5 PhD candidates register. Maximum: 15 PhD candidates

The course runs in the spring or autumn, depending on need.