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TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Safe places in domestic spaces: two-year-olds at play in their homes'.
AU - Hancock, Roger
AU - Gillen, Julia
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - This paper contributes to the growing research literature on children's 'intimate geographies' by focusing on two-year-old children's explorations and play within the domestic spaces of their homes. It draws on video data showing three young girls playing in selected home spaces i.e. a family grocery shop in Peru, the upstairs rooms of a house in America, and the balcony of an apartment in Italy. Through analysis of short video sequences the paper describes the way children use and invest meaning in these spaces. It is argued that the three domestic locations can be seen as 'safe places', in both material and personal senses; and that they enable children's sense of belonging, foster their 'emplaced knowledge' and build on their confidence to explore spaces further afield.
AB - This paper contributes to the growing research literature on children's 'intimate geographies' by focusing on two-year-old children's explorations and play within the domestic spaces of their homes. It draws on video data showing three young girls playing in selected home spaces i.e. a family grocery shop in Peru, the upstairs rooms of a house in America, and the balcony of an apartment in Italy. Through analysis of short video sequences the paper describes the way children use and invest meaning in these spaces. It is argued that the three domestic locations can be seen as 'safe places', in both material and personal senses; and that they enable children's sense of belonging, foster their 'emplaced knowledge' and build on their confidence to explore spaces further afield.
KW - Play
KW - domestic spaces
KW - video data
KW - children's place-making
U2 - 10.1080/14733280701631775
DO - 10.1080/14733280701631775
M3 - Journal article
VL - 5
SP - 337
EP - 351
JO - Children's Geographies
JF - Children's Geographies
SN - 1473-3285
IS - 4
ER -