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The Newberry Seminar in the History of American Culture, co-sponsored with
the American Studies Program at Purdue University present:
"The Creation of Modern Childhood: American Socialization and the Crisis of
the New Republic."
James Block, History, DePaul University
Friday, October 26, 2001 3:30-5PM
With independence from England, Americans in the early Republic faced an
institutional vacuum compounded by the
dangers of a pervasive rhetoric of individual liberty. As a result, a wide
spectrum of cultural leaders turned to the
project of socializing and educating the young in order to secure social
order. Initiating a vast cultural campaign
through the outpouring of child-rearing, adolescent self-help, and
educational literature, this movement reshaped
childhood and parenting, thereby constructing what was arguably the process
of 'coming of age' in its modern form.
If you plan to attend: e-mail scholl@newberry.org or call (312) 255-3524 to
receive a copy of the paper. We prefer to send papers as e-mail
attachments. Please include your e-mail address in all correspondence.
The seminar format assumes that all participants have read the essay in
advance, and that all those requesting the paper will attend. Please do
not request a paper unless you plan to attend. We encourage faculty
members to call the seminar to the attention of graduate students.
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