HIST 3320: The History of Childhood
Read
- Chapter 12 Globalization and ChildhoodsStearns, P. N. (2016). Chapter 12 Globalization and Childhoods. In Childhood in World History. ProQuest Ebook Central
- Chapter 13 The Dilemma of Children’s HappinessStearns, P. N. (2016). Chapter 13 The Dilemma of Children’s Happiness. In Childhood in World History. ProQuest Ebook Central
- Conclusion: Childhoods from Past toward FutureStearns, P. N. (2016). Conclusion: Childhoods from Past toward Future. In Childhood in World History. ProQuest Ebook Central
- What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child?UNICEF. (n.d) What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child? The world’s most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.
Explore the site to listen to children’s voices and garner information on children around the globe. - Introduction: Children’s Lives and the Indian ContextBalagopalan, S. (2011) “Introduction: Children’s Lives and the Indian Context,” Childhood 2011, 18 (3): 291-297.
- Afterschool and during vacations”: on labor and schooling in the postcolony.Balagopalan, S. (2019). “Afterschool and during vacations”: on labor and schooling in the postcolony. Children’s Geographies, 17(2), 231–245. https://doi-org.brooklyn.ezproxy.cuny.edu/10.1080/14733285.2018.1490008
Discussion Questions
- What are the issues facing children of the modern world?
- Did globalization foster a uniform childhood for all? Support your answer with suitable examples.
- How do readings from this class help you understand the question of child’s labor in HRW site?
- Did the UN Convention on the Rights of Children make a difference in children’s lives around the globe? Argue for or against your claim backed by evidence.
- What is the major argument Sarada Balagopalan is attempting to make through her articles?
Work to do
Discussion Board (DB) #9 (250-300 words) due on Blackboard
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Imagine yourself as a lawyer for the Human Rights Watch or an advocate for children’s rights. What historical evidence would you select from your readings to make an argument against children’s labor or protection or promotion of children’s rights? Choose a specific child labor violation on the HRW site or a child right’s issue from the UN Convention on Rights of Children and relate it to specific historical evidence to make your case.
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