The Children and Youth Studies Caucus joins scholars who engage in interdisciplinary perspectives on the individual experiences, social conditions, and rights of children and youth in both historical and contemporary contexts. Children and Youth Studies aims to understand the complex experiences and conditions of young people in global, national, and local settings.

BUSINESS MEETING AT ASA 2024 (Baltimore)

Saturday, November 16, 2 pm

Baltimore Hilton, Chase (3rd floor)

Interested in children's literature and culture or childhood studies?  This is your caucus!  Come to the meeting to:

• Plan panels and events for the next ASA

• Receive free buttons and stickers of our logo (while supplies last)

SPONSORED SESSION AT ASA 2024 (Baltimore): Grounded in Memory, Land, and Narrative: Black Childhoods, Black Futures

Friday, November 15, 12 pm

Baltimore Hilton, Blake (2nd floor)

Chair: Mary Zaborskis, Penn State Harrisburg

1. "Speculative Remembering and Futuring in Marilyn Nelson’s Fortune’s Bones," Brigitte Fielder, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2. "Black Boyhood and Grounded Engagement in the Urban Garden," Catherine Keyser, University of South Carolina

3. "Grounded in Nostalgia: Land, Longing, and the Radical Imagination," Philip Nel, Kansas State University

4. "'We ain’t the problem': Reframing Responsibility in Career Development Education," Miguel N. Abad and Randi Lauderdale, San Francisco State University

Stay tuned for more CFPs and events!

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