HIST 3320: The History of Childhood

Week 6: The Postclassical World and the Rise of Modern Childhood (17^th- 20^th century):

             Student Presentations begin

Tuesday, Oct. 1:

• Stearns, CWH, Ch. 4, “Contacts and Contrasts in the postclassical World” (Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Japan, Russia, Western Europe)
• The Eighteenth-Century Child http://www.representingchildhood.pitt.edu/eighteencent_child.htm

Primary Sources

• Witchcraft and Children: Examination of Sarah Carrier [Legal Document] https://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/primary-sources/282

Discussion Questions:

• How did the notion of the modern child evolve from the seventeenth through the twentieth century? Think about the different stages through which experiences of childhood underwent changes according to race, class, gender, and other factors.

 Thursday, Oct. 3: No Class

Primary Sources