VIRTUAL EVENT: Reimagining childhood studies: slow violence
As part of a seminar series on reimagining childhood studies, this webinar will look at Rob Nixon’s (2011) notion of ‘slow violence’ and explore its value and use in the field of childhood studies.

In contrast to spectacular violence which can be easily seen and recognised, slow violence is, according to Nixon, gradual, attritional and often invisible. As a result, and despite its destructive force, it remains largely unaccounted for.
With the help of three distinguished scholars, this event will take a critical look at the concept of ‘slow violence’ and reflect on its scope and reach in childhood studies and the representational challenges it poses to scholarship.
This event is organised by Spyros Spyrou from European University Cyprus, Rachel Rosen from the UCL Institute of Education and Sarada Balagopalan from Rutgers University.
Speakers
- Professor Peter Kraftl (University of Birmingham, UK)
- Professor Erica Meiners (Northeastern Illinois University, USA)
- Professor Yaw Ofosu-Kusi (University of Education, Ghana)
Reimagining childhood studies seminar series
This seminar series takes the challenge posed by the recent publication of ‘Reimagining Childhood Studies’ (Spyrou, Rosen and Cook 2019) to collectively rethink, innovate, and reimagine our field of studies in an effort to offer a substantive, renewed, and inspiring agenda for the years to come.
The series envisions becoming a platform for childhood studies by reinvigorating debate within the field and opening it up to new ways of thinking, finely tuned to the ethics and politics of this scholarly field.
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Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes