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The official account of the Children's History Society #histchild 👧🧒 Exploring the histories of children and young people 🧾 updated by @bethancwatts

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Congratulations to our very own Dr Claudia Soares for discussing her project “Caring Communities: Rethinking Children’s Social Care, 1800-Present” at the first Oxford History of Childhood seminar this academic year! @histchildoxford @claudiajsoares
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#CFP: seminar “Intergenerational Entanglements: Childhood, Youth and Aging in Generational Narratives” for the virtual session of the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) Annual Meeting Online 15-16 May 2027 Deadline: 22 September 2026 acla.org/seminar/dc538b88-61

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN)@CLPN_acSep 3
A special issue of the journal Strenae is out, dedicated to the theme of "Children's Fabrics: Forms, Sensorialities, Imaginaries": journals.openedition.org/str


28 | 2026 Tissus d’enfances : formes, sensorialitĂ©s, imaginaires

Revue consacrĂ©e Ă  la littĂ©rature et Ă  l’édition pour la jeunesse, Ă  l’imagerie enfantine, Ă  la culture matĂ©rielle et orale de l’enfance

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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN)@CLPN_acAug 6
Call for conference papers: "The Politics of Future-Making: Childhood, Youth and the Global South." Abstracts are due by 7 September. The conference will be held at BML Munjal University (India) in February 2027.
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That's a wrap for the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We've had a great few days hosting each panel and delegate, sharing our research, catching up with old friends, and making new connections. Thank you to every attendee for making our Fifth Biennial Conference a success!
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Before you head home, please join us for a peruse around the archives of the University of Sheffield's Special Collections (14:15-16:00). Please assemble at the Western Bank Library at 14:15. All are welcome!
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We thank you again for making the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026 such a memorable and enjoyable few days. We'd love for you to stay in touch with the Children's History Society, and share any photographs or feedback from your time with us. We hope to see you again soon!
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It's time for our final panels of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We hope you've found them as informative and enlightening as we have.
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Panel T The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 SCHOOLS, RULES AND STORIES Chair: Catherine Ellis Panel S The Diamond, G04 - Workroom 01 LOOK WIDE WIDE GAMES AS A PLAYFUL, EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE, FROM THEIR GUIDING AND SCOUTING ORIGINS TO CONTEMPORARY DESIGN FOR ALL
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Please join us for our third and final Keynote 'Children's Capital of Culture: Reimagining Rotherham' (11:00-12:00) at The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02, presented by Becky Parry, Kathryn Reaney, Harry Wright, Maisie Dorlin and Olivia Downton.
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It's the final day of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We have another great lineup of panels and speakers today.
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As before, maps of The Diamond are available within your Conference Programme, or you can get in touch with us on any of our social media accounts with any questions you need answered. This morning's panels (9:00-10:30):
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Panel Q The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 GEOGRAPHICAL IMAGININGS Chair: Artie McCarthy Panel R The Diamond, G04 - Workroom 01 SPACE, EMOTION AND DISABILITY IN EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN #histchild26
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For those of you who have pre-booked the Conference Dinner at South Street Kitchen, here are all the details you'll need: Dinner Venue: South Street Kitchen, located in Park Hill Flats, 19-20 South St, Sheffield S2 5QX
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Thank you to all delegates, participants, and attendees for another fantastic day of CHS Sheffield 2026! We're looking forward to seeing you all again for our final panels tomorrow 🧒 #histchild26
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Jim Goddard@JimGoddard1Jul 2
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I went to the ‘Where are our Histories?’ Session. It was so interesting we carried on the conversation for half an hour after the session had finished. It was good to catch up with access to child care records issues with UCL’s MIRRA and others from Australia and New Zealand.
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Jim Goddard@JimGoddard1Jul 2
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I was at the 'Sibling Relationships...' panel. It was great to see this issue being discussed and many engaged people there. The huge damage of sibling separations in the care system over many generations is unknowable but is still being felt by adults and their families today.
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Welcome back to our final set of papers for Day 2 of CHS Sheffield! Panel N The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 CHILDHOODS AND FAMILIES Chair: Agnes Hamberger
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Panel O The Diamond, G04 - Workroom 01 WHERE ARE OUR HISTORIES? CREATING PLACES AND SPACES FOR CARE EXPERIENCED VOICES, ACTIONS, IDENTITIES AND MEMORIES THROUGH RECORDKEEPING Panel P The Diamond, G05 - Workroom 02 RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS Chair: Mary Clare Martin
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