Feminism and the Politics of Childhood offers an innovative and critical exploration of perceived commonalities and conflicts between women and children and, more broadly, between various forms of feminism and the politics of childhood. This unique collection of 18 chapters brings into dialogue authors from a range of geographical contexts, social science disciplines, activist organisations, and theoretical perspectives. The wide variety of subjects include refugee camps, care labour, domestic violence and childcare and education. Chapter authors focus on local contexts as well as their global interconnections, and draw on diverse theoretical traditions such as poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, posthumanism, postcolonialism, political economy, and the ethics of care. Together the contributions offer new ways to conceptualise relations between women and children, and to address injustices faced by both groups.Praise for Feminism and the Politics of Childhood: Friends or Foes?'A politically, academically and ethically astute book.'International Research Society for Children's Literature'An indispensable contribution to the debate on childhood and gender.'Sociedad e Infancias'One of the strengths of the book lies in the variety of contributing authors. ... The book serves as a form of resistance not only to patriarchy but to neoliberalism. [It] provides ... an alternative framework to think further about the interrelation between women and childhood studies. ... The book is a reminder that both feminism and childhood studies are political acts that aim to challenge social injustice.'Policy Futures in Education 'This book is genuinely ground-breaking.' Val Gillies, University of Westminster'Feminism and the Politics of Childhood: Friends or Foes? asks an impossible question, and then casts prismatic light on all corners of its impossibility.' Cindi Katz, CUNY'This provocative and stimulating publication comes not a day too soon.' Gerison Lansdown, Child to Child'A smart, innovative, and provocative book.' Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Syracuse University'This volume raises and addresses issues so pressing that it is surprising they are not already at the heart of scholarship.' Ann Phoenix, UCL
