Resources

The National Collection of Children’s Books, Ireland

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Dear colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention to a new children’s books resource which may be of interest to you and your students: https://nccb.tcd.ie

The National Collection of Children’s Books (NCCB) is essentially an online platform, with a catalogue and database, that facilitates the exploration of over 250,000 children’s books in over 90 languages from five libraries in Dublin, Ireland. The project, funded by the Irish Research Council, began in December 2013 and ended in December 2015. NCCB was led by Dr Pádraic Whyte (School of English, Trinity College Dublin) and Dr Keith O’Sullivan (Church of Ireland College of Education).

The National Collection of Children’s Books (NCCB) was a two-year interdisciplinary and inter-institutional project (Church of Ireland College of Education and Trinity College Dublin) examining children’s books held in five libraries: Trinity College Library; Church of Ireland College of Education Library; Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street; the National Library of Ireland; and Cregan Library, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra (DCU). It is hoped that the NCCB project is the first step towards a more comprehensive detailing of collections of children’s books in libraries throughout Ireland.

The NCCB website has two main functions:
A centralised catalogue of children’s books collections in the five aforementioned libraries, allows users to search for items across the five libraries. The main catalogue of records includes all titles in over 90 languages, including English, Irish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, Spanish, as well as other European languages. It is hoped that the project will contribute to the continuing development of the strong Irish profile in children’s literature research by providing a centralised online platform that will attract both national and international scholars and encourage new research in the area.
There is also an additional database section that highlights a significant number of texts of interest from these libraries and provides further detailed descriptions of, and images from, these texts. The additional database focuses on English-language texts of interest to the NCCB’s English literature scholars. However, it is hoped the database will encourage other language and literature scholars to explore the main catalogue and, if they so desire, develop the database further.

Further details can be found at https://nccb.tcd.ie/about

Wishing you all the best for 2016,
Keith O’Sullivan and Pádraic Whyte

Publications, Resources

The Role of Anthropology in Improving Services for Children and Families – SPECIAL ISSUE

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Annals of Anthropological Practice
The Role of Anthropology in Improving Services for Children and Families
Table of Contents
The role of anthropology in improving services for children and families: An introduction
Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Anne E. Pfister, and Ginger A. Johnson
Employing a multilevel approach to examine contraceptive service provision for youth in New York City
Hannah L. Helmy
War-affected children’s approach to resettlement: Implications for child and family services
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen and Myriam Denov
Policy doesn’t help us: Black feminist anthropology in the social work classroom
Riche J. Daniel Barnes
Deafness and sign language in a Yucatec Maya community: Emergent Ethnographic Practice
J. Paige MacDougall
Anthropology in the design of preventive behavioral health programs for children and families living in disadvantaged neighborhoods
Kathryn J. Azevedo and Thomas N. Robinson
A multilevel approach to knowledge sharing: Improving health services for families and children
Naheed Ahmed, Rupali J. Limaye, and Sarah V. Harlan
“You don’t take anything for granted”: The role of anthropology in improving services, policies, and parenting practices for adoptive families
Beatriz San Roman, Hugo Gaggiotti, and Diana Marre
Job Postings

Appointment as professor in Child studies with a historical bearing

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A small reminder of our call for a new professor in Child studies! 

Child Studies, Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University, Sweden, invites applications for an appointment as Professor in Child Studies with a focus on children and childhood from a historical perspective.The application must be received at latest January 28, 2016. Please see attached announcement for further details: http://www.liu.se/jobba/lediga-jobb?l=en&&rmpage=job&rmjob=2374&rmlang=UK

Child Studies carries out unique research combining a focus on children’s agency and their social interactions with a critical and theoretical awareness of the shifting meanings of childhood in time and place. We welcome all applicants who are interested in developing their research on children and childhood with a historical bearing in a multi- and transdisciplinary environment.

If you have questions, please contact:

Karin Zetterqvist Nelson (karin.zetterqvist.nelson@liu.se)
Asta Cekaite (asta.cekaite@liu.se)

Child studies: http://www.tema.liu.se/tema-b?l=en&sc=true

ACYIG Updates, Calls for Papers: Publishing, Publications

Call for Neos Submissions

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Dear ACYIG Members,

ACYIG is now soliciting submissions for the February 2016 issue of Neos. We will accept the following contributions during our rolling submission period of December 14-January 4:

Letters to the Editor (250 words or less), in which members comment on Neos and/or its contents.

Photos from the Field, which should be accompanied by a caption of 30 words or less explaining the context of the photo.

New Book Announcements (250 words or less), which must include the title, author, publisher (and the book series, if applicable), date of publication, and listing price of the book, in addition to a description of the contents. If possible, please send, as a separate attachment, a digital image of the book cover.

Member News (200 words or less), in which members may submit job announcements and research opportunities; grants/prizes available; calls for papers and conference announcements; recent appointments; grants received and/or prizes awarded; publication announcements; and other professional achievements.

Correction Notices may be submitted to the editor if Neos has printed an error in a previous issue.

We have processed all articles submitted by the December 4 priority deadline for the February 2016 issue. Any article submissions received during our regular rolling submission period will be pushed back to the following issue.

Please refer to the General Submission Guidelines on our website at https://acyig.americananthro.org/neos/neos-submission-guidelines/ for more detailed information. All material should be sent to ACYIG.Editor@gmail.com.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Best,
Kate Feinberg Robins and Aviva Sinervo

Co-Editors for February 2016 issue of Neos

Training/Education

Rutgers-Camden now accepting applications for PhDships; significant funding available

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Department of Childhood Studies, Rutgers-Camden, NJ, USA

Applications now being accepted for Ph.D. and MA programs. Ph.D. application deadline:January 10, 2016 (http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/graduate-program/for-prospective-graduate-students/)  Up to 5 years’ funding available for PhD students, in addition to a number of fellowships and awards available to graduate students (http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/graduate-program/graduate-funding-opportunities/)  

The Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey USA (http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/), opened its doors in September 2007 as the first Ph.D. granting program in Childhood Studies in North America.

In addition to the Ph.D., the multidisciplinary program offers BA and MA degrees. Graduate students in the program (http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/graduate-program/graduate-students/) come from a variety of backgrounds and bring with them an impressive array of educational and life experience. The Masters of Arts program continues to grow and produce new and innovative leaders in their chosen fields.

Department faculty (http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/faculty/) represent diverse areas of scholarship—including psychology, literature, sociology history, geography, education, media studies, critical race and post-colonial studies and methods—who, through research, public engagement and teaching, contribute to the expansion of the dynamic field of childhood studies.

The Department of Childhood Studies is excited to announce the recent publication of two books by recent Ph.D. graduates, based on their dissertation research, and two by department faculty.For details, please go to http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/2015/08/24/recent-book-publications-by-rutgers-camden-childhood-studies-faculty-and-graduates/.

Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2016 entering doctoral class; applications for the Masters of Arts program are accepted year-round. Deadline for applications for doctoral study is January 10, 2016. Funding is available on a competitive basis for qualified applicants. Visit the Graduate Admissions website http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/.

Calls for Papers: Publishing

CFP – Journal of Playwark Practice

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Journal of Playwork Practice aims to advance playwork research and practice by providing the first ever interdisciplinary platform for the publication and dissemination of scholarship relevant to the practice of playwork. We therefore encourage the submissions of papers for peer-review from the broad range of disciplines from which the playwork field draws its theoretical foundations.

For more information about the range of topics JPP publishes on, please see our most recent call for papers here or email the Editors for further information jpp@commonthreads.org.uk .

Training/Education

Child and Family Graduate Programs at Syracuse University

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The CFS department at Syracuse University is seeking motivated graduate students for our M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. programs. Please see the attached flier (PDF) for more information and/or contact Deborah Golia, our Recruitment Specialist at 315.443.5555.

You can read more about our exciting programs and faculty research on our department website: http://falk.syr.edu/ChildFamilyStudies/

Calls for Papers: Conferences, Calls for Papers: Publishing

International conference – Media Cultures of Early Childhood

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The “Youth and Media Studies Center” (Centre détudes sur les Jeunes et les Médias)

in partnership with EXPERICE (Paris 13 University) and GREMS (Université Catholique de Louvain)

are organizing the international conference: “Media cultures of early childhood”

on April 7-8th, 2016

Place: Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (MSH) Nord, Paris-La Plaine Saint-Denis

– Call for Participation –

How can we understand children’s media culture, especially among the 0-7 year-olds? Based on what uses and practices, and in what contexts? What media constructions and media strategies (pertaining to formats, contents or audiences) nourish children’s media culture(s)? What (formal or informal) teaching and learning processes do these media practices imply?

Research direction #1: Media uses and practices during childhood

Research Direction #2: An Exploration of Children Media Contents

Research direction #3 : Formal and informal learning with media

Calendar :

Deadline for submissions: December 28, 2015

Notification of acceptance: January 20, 2016

Conference: April 7 and 8, 2016

For publication:

Sending texts for evaluation: June 1, 2016

Notification of Assessment: September 30, 2016

Submission of final texts: November 10, 2016

Expected Publication: Spring 2017

Scientific committee:

Ana Nunes de Almeida (University of Lisbon, Social Sciences Institute)
Benoit Berthou (Université Paris 13, Labsic)
Aurélie Brouwers (Université Catholique de Louvain, GReMS)
Stephane Chaudron (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
Ana Dias Chiaruttini (Université Lille 3, CIREL)
Thierry De Smedt (Université Catholique de Louvain, GReMS)
Pierre Fastrez (Université Catholique de Louvain, GReMS)
Matthieu Letourneux (Université Paris Ouest, CSLF)
Eerik Mantere (University of Tampere)
Jackie Marsh (University of Sheffield)
Nicola Pelissier (Université de Nice, I3M)
Nathalie Roucous (Université Paris 13, Experice)
Régine Sirota (Université Paris 5, CERLIS)
Serge Tisseron (Université Paris 7, CRPMS)

Organization committee:

Isabelle Feroc Dumez (Université de Poitiers, ESPE, Laboratoire TECHNE)
Sébastien François (Labex ICCA, Universités Paris 13 & Paris Descartes)
Marlène Loicq (Présidente du Centre détudes sur les jeunes et les médias)
Isabelle Rigoni (INS HEA, Grhapes / Centre Émile Durkheim / MICA)
Aude Seurrat (Université Paris 13, Labsic)

Contact:

Marlène Loicq, marleneloicq@gmail.com

Infos on the “Youth and Media Studies Center” website www.jeunesetmedias.fr