HIST 3320: The History of Childhood
An OER for Prof. Swapna Banerjee
Unit 6: Readings and Assignments Fall 2024
Week 6: The Postclassical World and the Rise of Modern Childhood (17th- 20th century):
Student Presentations begin
Tuesday, Oct. 1:
Thursday, Oct. 3: No Class
Readings Week 6
Required Reading
- Chapter 4 Contacts and Contrasts in the postclassical World” (Americas, SubSaharan Africa, Japan, Russia, Western Europe)Stearns, P. N. (2016). Chapter 4 Childhood in the Postclassical World History” In Childhood in World History. ProQuest Ebook Central
- The Eighteenth-Century Childhttp://www.representingchildhood.pitt.edu/eighteencent_child.htm
Primary Sources
- Examination of Sarah Carrier [Legal Document]"Examination of Sarah Carrier [Legal Document]," in Children and Youth in History, Item #282, https://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/items/show/282 Annotated by Tom Rushford
Recommended Reading
- Childhood in Early Modern England, c. 1500-1700Michael Witmore "Childhood in Early Modern England, c. 1500-1700"
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