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Childhood, Bio-politics and Human Futures

Childhood, Bio-politics and Human Futures. Nick Lee. Today…. Illustrate the field of childhood and bio-politics Identify some of the problems it brings for existing knowledge and research Tell two relevant stories about biology and childhood. Children and survival.

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Childhood, Bio-politics and Human Futures

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  1. Childhood, Bio-politics and Human Futures Nick Lee

  2. Today… • Illustrate the field of childhood and bio-politics • Identify some of the problems it brings for existing knowledge and research • Tell two relevant stories about biology and childhood

  3. Children and survival • Adults’ survival fantasies • Children as embodiment of future • Gaia’s revenge • Live for 1000 years

  4. What is Bio-politics • The space between Lovelock and De Grey • Governing to secure future for a population • Examples today : obesity, sustainability, bio-research as a business sector • More : Agamben, Rose

  5. A new environment for students of childhood • How to adapt? • From ‘forms of life’ to ‘life forms’ • Children as life-forms • Past programmes defined by exclusion • Biological or political • Development or voice

  6. Natural diversities, Inflexible cultures • Human genome project reveals diversity and highlights rapid adaptations our bodies are capable of • Is our culture changeable? Can it change fast enough for climate change?

  7. Problem • At least the old binary oppositions told us how to navigate eg • Do you like nature or nurture? • Do you agree that gender roles are rooted in evolution? • Easy rapid responses give confidence

  8. Problem • How to ‘include’ concepts and insights from such a wide range of disciplines?

  9. Children are; • Biological creatures AND • People with capacity to act and communicate AND • Key elements of parent and government plans

  10. Two Bio-political stories • The Mosquito Device • Pfizer and Meningitis in Nigeria

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