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Humanities Librarian

What's in this Guide

What is Children's Studies?

York's program in Children's Studies explores the experiences of children and adult constructions of childhood throughout time and across cultures, adopting a "childist" (child-centered) approach that recognizes children as subjects in their own culture.

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Other Research Guides

Children's Studies in a remarkably interdisciplinary field. For that reason, you may find it helpful to consult some of these additional Research Guides: