New book co-edited by Claudia Mitchell: "Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods"
Professor Claudia Mitchell and April Mandrona have co-edited a new publication, Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods聽(Rutgers University Press). The publication features a foreword by Relebohile Moletsane, JL Dube Chair in Rural Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa,聽and contributions from 22 authors.
Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods聽brings together visual studies and childhood studies to explore images of childhood in the study of rurality and rural life. The volume highlights how聽the voices of children themselves remain central to investigations of rural childhoods. Contributions look at representations and experiences of rural childhoods from both the Global North and Global South (including U.S., Canada, Haiti, India, Sweden, Slovenia, South Africa, Russia, Timor-Leste, and Colombia) and considers visuals ranging from picture books to cell phone video and聽television.
鈥淰isual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods聽is a welcome addition on many fronts," wrote author Pamela Riney-Kehrberg in a recent review.
"It tackles rural childhood in many locations around the world, both Global North and Global South, and聽it does so by means of聽studying the visual.聽Instead of taking images of carefree rural childhoods at face value, the authors delve into their hidden meanings.聽What are we really seeing in these visions and versions of childhood?聽This is recommended reading for scholars in many fields: childhood studies, rural history, history of gender and sexuality, and so many others.鈥�
About the editors
Claudia Mitchell聽is a James 海角社区 Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, and director of the 海角社区聽Institute for Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW).聽She has written extensively in the area of girlhood studies and is the co-founder and editor-in-chief for the award-winning聽Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.聽Dr. Mitchell was recently named a Research Fellow of the聽Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.聽In 2016 Mitchell received the top research honour of the SSHRC, the聽Gold Medal, and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
April Mandrona聽is an assistant professor at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada. She is the editor of聽Canadian Art Teacher.聽Dr. Mandrona was a postdoctoral fellow with the Department of Integrated Studies in Education from 2014 to 2016.
叠测听Stephen Lalla, Communications, 海角社区 Faculty of Education
