Second Annual
History of Childhood and Youth Conference
July 27 and 28, 2001
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI USA

Call for Papers
What role have children (infants>adolescents) played in shaping cultures (e.g., popular culture, youth culture, girls' culture), communities, and societies?

What role have institutions and discourses played in shaping children's social realities (e.g., experiences, expectations, opportunities, actions), emotions, identities, and such age-based cultural constructions as childhood, girlhood, boyhood, and adolescence?

We invite papers and panels, workshops, roundtable discussions, multi-media presentations, and other forms that provide historical perspectives on the history of children and youth in America and the world. Also encouraged are examinations of methodological issues (e.g., social v. cultural; child-centered v. adult-centered) and theoretical frameworks (e.g., the relationship of the history of children to youth studies) relating to the research, writing, teaching, presenting, and curating of the history of children and childhood, adolescents, and adolescence. Cross-cultural and multidisciplinary studies are welcome.

Proposals for complete panels, individual presentations or offers to chair or comment should include a one-page description of the paper and a one-page vita for each participant. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2001. Proposals should be e-mailed to the program chair, Miriam Forman-Brunell at address below.