Where The Bad Things Are: The Pathologising Of Childhood

Gender and Sexuality
July 30, 2012
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6.30-8pm
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Dexter bar/cafe, 123 Queens Pde, Clifton Hill
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40 minute presentation, 40 minute discussion
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Childhood is the location of immense anxiety for those who aren’t children. All the fears and hatreds we cannot ourselves bear as adults, we give to children. If a distressed or disturbed child is often the one calling for help for his or her family, what does that mean when childhood itself is depicted as disturbed? 
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Where The Bad Things Are: The Pathologising Of Childhood