Jeunesse

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Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures is an interdisciplinary, scholar-led, refereed academic journal, the mandate of which is to publish research on and to provide a forum for discussion about cultural productions for, by, and about young people. Our scope is international; while we have a special interest in Canada, we welcome submissions concerning all areas and cultures. We are especially interested in the cultural functions and representations of "the child." This can include children's and young adult literature and media; young people's material culture, including toys; digital culture and young people; historical and contemporary constructions, functions, and roles of "the child" and adolescents; and literature, art, and films by and about children and young adults. We welcome articles in both English and French.

Current Issue: Special Issue on Children and Public Memory

Our current issue, Volume 13, Issue 2 (Winter 2021), is a special issue on Children and Public Memory. Edited by guest editor Jenny Wüstenberg, the issue features an editorial introduction from Sarah Olive, an introduction from Jenny Wüstenberg and 4 review essays in addition to 6 peer-reviewed articles:

  • “Echoes of Experience: Encountering Children and Childhood in the Canadian History Hall” - Rebecca Friend and Monica Eileen Patterson

  • “Polish Refugee Children in India: Personal Memory, Grassroots Activism, and Transnational Commemorative Diplomacy” - Ewa Stańczyk

  • “Dark Pedagogies in Comparative Perspective: Remembering Institutional Child Abuse” - Jenny Wüstenberg

  • “Displaying North Korean Children: From Local to Global Memories” -Virginie Grzelczyk

  • “Infanticide and Spectral Survival at the London Foundling Hospital” -Natalie L. Mann

  • “Engaging Children and Young People in the Co-Production of Memory and Culture through Multimodal Ethnographic Research” -Elina Moraitopoulou

Special Issue on Laughter

Volume 13 Issue 2 (Summer 2021) of Jeunesse features is a special issue on laughter. Edited by Heather Snell, the issue features 2 project discussions and 5 review articles in addition to 9 peer-reviewed articles:

  • “An Analysis of Humorous Devices in Picture Books: A Pictorial Article” - Elys Dolan

  • “L’humour dans Les nouveaux contes d’Amadou Koumba de Birago Diop et La belle histoire de Leuk-le-lièvre de Léopold S. Senghor et Abdoulaye Sadji” - Nene Diop

  • “The Anxious Laughter of Silly Songs” - John Patrick Pazdziora and Eric Pazdziora

  • “The Social and Historical Effects of Laughter in Revolutionary Ireland: The Case of Our Boys” - Elena Ogliari

  • “Le rire: formes et fonctions du comique dans la fiction africaine pour la jeunesse” - Kodjo Attikpoé

  • “‘Laugh! I Thought I Should’ve Died’: British Music Hall Humour and the Subversion of Childhood on The Muppet Show” - Liam Maloy

  • “Des procédés humoristiques au cœur des albums” - Isabelle Montésinos-Gelet, Rachel DeRoy-Ringuette and Marie Dupin de Saint-André

  • “Young Banyumasan Street Traders as Shapeshifters of Modernity: Refreshment, Production, and the Pursuit of Pranks and Jokes in Jakarta” - Traci Marie Sudana

  • “‘Which One of You Is the Twelve-Year-Old Boy?’: Children’s Humour, Wittgensteinian Jokes, and the Sack Lunch Bunch” - Michael G. Dalebout

Youngsters 2 Special Section

Volume 12, Issue 1 (Summer 2020) of Jeunesse features the first Special Section on Youngsters from papers presented at Youngsters in 2019, including:

  • “Introduction to Special Section, Youngsters 2: On the Cultures of Children and Youth” - Naomi Hamer and Erin Spring

  • “‘God Only Knows What It’s Doing to Our Children’s Brains’: A Closer Look at Internet Addiction Discourse” - Katie Mackinnon and Leslie Regan Shade

  • “Girls Playing at Soldiers: Destabilizing the Masculinity of War Play in Georgian Britain” - Jennine Hurl-Eamon

  • “‘Girls Don’t Like Cars, They Like “Girl” Cars’: Kindergarten Children’s Conceptions of Gender and Play Materials” - Ameera Ali

  • “On Being Haunted by King: An Elegy for Queer Youth” - Adam J. Greteman

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Youngsters Special Section

Volume 9, Issue 2 (Winter 2017) of Jeunesse features the first Special Section on Youngsters from papers presented at Youngsters in 2016, including:

  • “Introduction to Special Section, Youngsters: On the Cultures of Children and Youth” - Naomi Hamer and Stuart R. Poyntz

  • “Things to Do with Your Imaginary Child” - Steven Bruhm

  • “Singing and Dancing ‘Their Bit’ for the Nation: Canadian Children’s Performances for Charity circa the First World War” - Heather Fitzsimmons Frey

  • “The Politics of Voice in Tween Girls’ Music Criticism” - Diane Pecknold

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Subscriptions

Members of ARCYP receive a free online subscription to Jeunesse. Members also get a 20% discount on annual print subscriptions, which includes a print copy of both volumes:

  • $48.00 CAD (Canadian members)

  • $56.00 CAD (US members)

  • $64.00 CAD (International members)

To take advantage of the 20% discount on a print subscription, contact the journal’s Managing Editor, Lauren Bosc (l.bosc@uwinnipeg.ca).