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UK funding (£82,936): " Towards Toddlerhood: reframing toddlers and their development through the arts" Ukri1 Mar 2025 UK Research and Innovation, United Kingdom
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" Towards Toddlerhood: reframing toddlers and their development through the arts"
| Abstract | How can arts practice generate critical conversations with, and alternative understandings of, toddlerhood? Young children have historically been, and continue to be, considered through the lens of 'development'. That is, with an emphasis on childhood as a series of transitional stages measured by generalisable, linear progress against age, physical and cognitive abilities. Important within 'development' are 'milestones' that signify 'normal' development or prompt intervention to correct the trajectory. 'Development' has become such a dominant context for thinking about toddlers, that it is often viewed as natural or common sense. The lens of development can exclude or marginalise many communities, particularly multilingual and diverse families. Developmental theories were evolved originally with white, middle-class, western children in mind. As a result, working-class and racialised families or those with disabled or neurodivergent children, are more likely to be viewed as inadequate or in need of fixing. Viewing toddlers predominantly as 'developing' risks denying the complexity and variety of young children's lives. Children may be subject to lower expectations, or families may experience heightened surveillance within 'developmentalist logic'. This project will address this challenge by widening debates about how 'development' situates different children differently and what the alternatives, such as a post-developmental lens, can offer. A newly established network will hold six workshops across South Yorkshire, Manchester and north London, bringing together 1) arts practice 2) interdisciplinary research from humanities and social science and 3) the voices of children, families and practitioners. The aim is; to ignite new conversations between arts practice, academics and practitioners working with toddlers, interrogating why and how development can exclude and marginalise. |
| Category | Research and Innovation |
| Reference | AH/Z507131/1 |
| Status | Active |
| Funded period start | 01/03/2025 |
| Funded period end | 28/02/2027 |
| Funded value | £82,936.00 |
| Source | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FZ507131%2F1 |
Participating Organisations
| Sheffield Hallam University | |
| Rotherham Borough Council | |
| Horse and Bamboo Theatre | |
| Grimm and Co | |
| Manchester Art Gallery |
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