An online conference, hosted by the University of Cambridge, exploring the many varied ways that we conceptualise the idea of ‘the child of the future’.
Co-organiser @JodieR0se's tree inspired by @carmenetemily's activity in her presentation, "The Wellbeing Entanglement: a Posthumanist Reflection on Inclusive Teaching Through the Covid-19 Pandemic". Share your tree in the comments! 🌳
Afternoon panels:
Stream 1 - "The Mighty Genre", and "Processing Bio-Trauma"
Stream 2 - "Children in Covid-19", and "Staying with the Trouble of Illness: Children and Health Concerns"
Brilliant final Keynote, "After Childhood: Narrating Childhoods, Plastics and Other Matter(s)", by @peterkraftl. Sculpting, listing, and storytelling with materials, bringing children's voices into focus.
Morning panels:
Stream 1 - "Envisioning the Post/Anthropocene", and "Troubling Binaries".
Stream 2 - "New Pedagogies for a New Generation", and "Virtually Grown Up: Children's Virtual Identities".
Marvellous first Keynote of Day 2, "When Mouse Meets Lamp: Picturing Posthuman Personhood in Disney-Pixar Animation" by @DrZoeJaques. Animals, robots, souls, buildings, and beyond!
Evening panels for Day 1:
Stream 1 - "The Future of Girlhood", and "Queer Futurities"
Stream 2 - "Picturing the Future 2" and "The Animal of the Future"
Afternoon panels:
Stream 1 - "Memories of the Future", and "Children and the Environment".
Stream 2 - "Postcolonial Futurities", and "Religion and the Child".
Inspiring second Keynote "The (Im)possibility of an After-childhood Future in Donna Haraway's "The Camille Stories"' by @Justyna0676 and @macgarciag. Some truly imaginative and deep reflections emerging from this discussion.
Inspiring second Keynote, 'The (Im)possibility of an After-childhood Future in Donna Haraway's "The Camille Stories"' from @Justyna0676 and @macgarciag. Some truly imaginative and deep reflections emerging from this discussion.
If you're looking to continue your #tcotf experience after the panels finish for the day, check out the new blog post by Jonas Vanhove, up now on the conference website!
Morning panels:
Stream 1 - "Changed and Changing Childhood", and "Speculative Fiction".
Stream 2 - "The Child of the Future in Film", and "Picturing the Future 1".