[Commlist] Fourth International Conference Digitising Early Childhood

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PANEL PROPOSALS *

*http://www.digitisingearlychildhood.com/***

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Contemporary children and their parents are inventing what it is to have 
a digital childhood, and in doing so are introducing families, schools 
and policy makers to new ways of thinking, doing and being.  This 
conference discusses and expands research trajectories through these 
uncertainties and also aims to build bridges across the different 
discipline interests and many strands of research in this area.  It will 
forge a new way forward and consolidate the base of what we already 
know, revealing what we have yet to investigate and address, and what 
important insights are emerging that must be taken seriously.

With the aim of grasping the complexity and diversity of digital 
childhoods, we invite original research findings and theoretical 
analysis addressing (though not exclusively) such questions as:

  * Children and their data
  * Children’s online presence(s)
  * Parenting the digital child
  * Privacy, security and children’s rights
  * Digitisation of early childhood education
  * Literacies at home and school
  * Children’s culture
  * Changing discourses of childhood
  * The child in the digital public sphere
  * Research methods with very young children
  * Policies, regulations and guidelines
  * Cultural difference and digital children
  * Risks and benefits
  * Digital health
  * Designing digital experiences for children
  * Gendering (or not) the digital child

*SUBMISSION TYPES*

*_Abstracts_*: We invite *400-word abstracts* outlining empirical, 
theoretical or policy-orientated papers that address these or related 
questions. Abstracts should be accompanied by a 100-word biography of 
the presenter(s) together with contact details

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*_Panel proposals_*(90 minutes) must include *a 400-word rationale* 
explaining how the panel fits the conference theme plus a *150-word 
abstract of each participant’s contribution*. PANEL PROPOSALS MUST 
INCLUDE THE NAMES, AFFILIATIONS, AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL 
PARTICIPANTS.

*_PhD Workshop_*: The PhD workshop will be held on Thursday 11^th June 
in the morning. PhD students are invited to submit a *400-word 
abstract*, including the words PHD WORKSHOP under the title, and in the 
subject line. In an attempt to create synergies and opportunities for 
collaboration, we also want to encourage emerging scholars to apply to 
the main event.

All abstracts and panel proposals should be sent to 
(digitisingearlychildhood2020 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(digitisingearlychildhood2020 /at/ gmail.com)>

To ensure papers are reviewed by a diverse pool of qualified reviewers, 
all authors submitting to the conference who have a PhD or have advanced 
to the rank of confirmed PhD candidate will be offered an opportunity to 
review.

*KEY DATES*

Abstract submission by *15^th January 2020*.

Notification of acceptance: *1^st March 2020*.

*Confirmed Keynote Speakers:*

Prof. Ellen Wartella, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of 
Communication; Psychology; Human Development and Social Policy at 
Northwestern University and director of the Center on Media and Human 
Development, Northwestern University. She also edits Social Policy 
Reports for the Society for Research in Child Development.

Dr. Donell Holloway, Senior researcher and Principal Investigator of the 
ARC DP “The Internet of Toys: Benefits and risks of connected toys for 
children”, Edith Cowan University.

*Conference Organisers:*

*Giovanna Mascheroni*, *Piermarco Aroldi*, *Davide Cino* - Università 
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

*Lelia Green*, *Donell Holloway* - Edith Cowan University

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