Visions and Voices of Childhood: A Graduate Student Conference
Department of Childhood Studies
Rutgers University - Camden

The Rutgers University-Camden Childhood Studies Graduate Student Organization (GSO) invites submissions for paper presentations for its
second formal graduate student conference to be held May 21-22, 2012 on the Camden, NJ campus. Graduate students from all disciplines who
are engaged in research relating to children and childhood are encouraged to submit proposals.

As the field of childhood studies continues to grow, old and new debates and concepts continuously impact the study of children and childhood.
Representations and interpretations of children's lives and perspectives have become central to these debates. This conference proposes an open, broad definition of children's visions and voices. Both the theoretical debates surrounding visions and voices and the application of such concepts are encouraged.

We invite proposals from all disciplines—education, literature, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, law, political science, history, public policy, criminology, philosophy, medicine, religion, film studies, cultural studies, and the arts — as well as multi-disciplinary scholarly work.

SUBMISSION: 250-word abstract plus cover letter with name, current level of graduate study, affiliated university, and email address to
childgso@rutgers.camden.edu . Include the words "conference abstract" in subject line, and include name on the cover letter only.

DEADLINE: December 15, 2011. Accepted presenters will receive notification by February 1, 2012.

Contact Matthew Prickett at prickett@camden.rutgers.edu if you have questions about the conference, or visit
http://clam.rutgers.edu/~childgso/conference2012.html
Visit the Department of Childhood Studies here: http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/

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If you're on the East Coast or just about any U.S. region besides my beloved Rio Grande Valley, you're likely snowed in due to Snowpocalypse 2010. What better time to catch up with new ideas and resources for video games in education?

Video Games Boost Brain Power, Multitasking Skills

Learning by Playing: Video Games in the Classroom [NY Times via edReformer & This Week in Education] - A deep look into how video games help kids learn, framed around a profile of the innovative NYC school Quest to Learn.

Project-Based Learning, Yes PLIESE [Wired: GeekDad] - In this project-based learning example, a child is deeply invested in designing everything from the storyline to the artwork and level design for their own video game (in this case, a new Mario game). Even without using the technology directly, the structure can provide a context that kids can understand and want to throw themselves into.

When the White House announced an ambitious STEM Video Game challenge in September, I was excited as it seems my dream of educators and game developers working together to create immersive, engaging educational games is close to fruition (see No Need to Reinvent the Wheel to Revolutionize Educational Video Games, my guest post on Educational Games Research <a href="http://www.mightystudents.com">essay example</a>).

Physics Gaming [via EdReformer] - Tons of games using that use classic physics problem archetypes like bridge building and predicting an item's flight path in fun ways. All free, courtesy of the math games gurus at Manga High.

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I am a fourth year anthropology student currently working on a project called "The Anthropology of Parental Bereavement". This project is being conducted in Canada (at McGill University, Wilfrid Laurier University and University of Victoria). The section of the project that I am currently working on entails an examination of the language of parental bereavement in a cross-cultural context. Specifically, we are interested in terminology for a) bereaved parents and b) the deceased children. Our interest is in examining the language of bereavement in other linguistic groups to better understand how they speak about the loss of children. One of the goals of this research is to elucidate possible cultural differences/similarities in the experience and understanding of the loss of a child through a linguistic analysis.

1. There is no single noun in English (to my knowledge) for a "bereaved parent" (as opposed to widow, orphan etc). Is this similar in other languages?

2. A second question pertains to how "parent" and "child" are defined cross-culturally. In certain cultures, children are not named until a certain amount of time has elapsed since birth. If the child dies before it is named, are the parents considered "parents" or are their other terms to more specifically define their status/experience?

Any suggestions about linguistic research pertaining to bereavement would be greatly appreciated!

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