British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
African Childhood in Transition Workshop
Saturday, 26 April 2008 10.30am – 5.30pm, followed by a drinks reception
Convened by: Nici Nelson, Goldsmiths, University of London, and Deborah James, London School of Economics
The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1
Programme
| 10.30 | Registration and refreshments |
| 11.00 | Panel 1: Transitions in Meanings ascribed to Children and their Activities Chair: Murray Last, University College London |
| Youth and Violence in Southern Nigeria David Pratten, University of Oxford Child Witches Jean La Fontaine, London School of Economics Changing education, changing girls Helen Poulsen, Institute of Education | |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Panel 2: New kinds of Transitions to Adulthood Chair: Nici Nelson, Goldsmiths, University of London |
| Child Soldiers: Some Controversial Issues Jenny Kuper, London School of Economics Emerging Adulthood? Growing up in child-headed households in Zambia | |
| 16.00 | Refreshments |
| 16.30 | Plenary Discussion |
| Wrap-up by Nicolas Argenti, Brunel University and Jairo Munive Rincon, Danish Institute for International Studies | |
| 17.30 | Drinks reception |