The early childhood educator critical conversations in feminist theory

"Across the globe the work of early childhood educators, who are predominantly women, is misunderstood, underpaid and undervalued. Perspectives on early childhood educators are highly contentious: are they child development experts, oppressed workers, maternal substitutes, technicians, facilita...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Richardson, Brooke (Editor), Langford, Rachel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic 2022, 2022
Edition:First edition
Series:Feminist Thought in Childhood Research
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Collection: Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Introduction / Rachel Langford (Ryerson University, Canada) and Brooke Richardson (Brock University, Canada)
  • 1. Poststructural Feminism / Kylie Smith (University of Melbourne, Australia)
  • 2. French Poststructural Feminism / Sonja Arndt (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Marek Tesar (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
  • 3. Materialist Feminism / Janice Newberry (University of Lethbridge, Canada)
  • 4. Feminist Ethics of Care / Melinda Bruce ( Ryerson University, Canada ) and Alana Powell (Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, Canada) Commentary I, Rachel Langford (Ryerson University, Canada) and Brooke Richardson (Brock University, Canada)
  • 5. Fourth Wave, Black, & Postcolonial Feminisms / Flora Harmon, Erica Ritter and Radhika Viruru (Texas A & M University, USA)
  • 6. Womanist Feminism / Nnenna Odim (University of Texas at Austin, USA), Kia Rideaux (Frisco Independent School District, USA), and Michelle Salazar Perez (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
  • 7. Decolonizing Feminisms / Jenny Ritchie (Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
  • 8. Feminist Queer Theory / Janice Kroeger (Kent State University, USA) Commentary II, Rachel Langford (Ryerson University, Canada) and Brooke Richardson (Brock University, Canada)
  • 9. Post Humanist Feminism / Meagan Montpetit (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
  • 10. New Materialist Feminism / Ann Merete Otterstad (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway) and Gunilla Dahlberg (Stockholm Institute of Education, Sweden)
  • 11. Femme Theory / Adam Davies (University of Guelph, Canada) and Rhea Ashley Hoskins (University of Waterloo, Canada)
  • Conclusion / Rachel Langford (Ryerson University, Canada) and Brooke Richardson (Brock University, Canada)
  • References
  • Index