HIS 8252 — Hist/Childhood 1500-Present
A thematic survey of important political, cultural and social developments in the history of childhood in Western Society, 1500 to present, including the early modern invention of childhood; 17th and 78th century educational reform movements; children, industrialization and labor; toy design and the material culture of childhood; childhood and totalitarian regimes; consumption for and by children; and race, class, and gender.