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Make/Unmake : Play at the Centre of Culture Change

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers : Open Book Publishers [Imprint], 2026Description: 1 Online-Ressource (1 electronic resource 198 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781805118015
  • 9781805118022
  • 9781805118039
  • 9781805118046
  • 9781805118053
  • 9781805118978
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Anna Beresin’s 'Make/Unmake' is an engaging and deeply original exploration of children’s play as a powerful cultural force. Drawing on ethnographic research and vivid travel writing, the author journeys to the Midlands region of England to observe three remarkable play-based programs: the Maker{Futures} Mobile Makerspace, the Pitsmoor Adventure Playground, and the GLUE Collective. She captures the voices of playworkers, teachers, and artists and documents the ingenuity of children turning objects into tools of imagination and change. At a moment when children’s opportunities for material play are shrinking, this book confronts urgent questions: Who gets to play? Who is left out? The work resonates with UNICEF’s recent call to address inequality, climate pressures, and technological shifts shaping children’s lives today. By centring under-resourced communities, gender equity, and cultural representation, this volume reframes play as both a process of making and unmaking the world—an act of resilience, creativity, and collective transformation. This book will appeal to scholars and students in childhood studies, play studies, education, and cultural anthropology, as well as practitioners, teachers, policymakers, and all who are committed to protecting children’s right to playPPN: PPN: 1983967491Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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