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Children At Play: An American History - Watch the Video
Professor Howard Chudacoff’s new book, Children At Play: An American History, has been featured twice in The New York Times and has generated considerable debate on radio talk shows across the country. Focusing on the tensions between what adults wanted children to do and what children wanted to do for themselves, Chudacoff, Professor of American History and Urban Studies, traces the history of how children have played and raises questions about how much freedom children have had, and should have, in their play. (See Professor Chudacoff’s bio below.) He spoke to the Brown Club of Oregon on March 27, 2008. 56 minutes. (Get the Flash Player.)
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Howard Chudacoff
Professor Chudacoff has been a member of the Brown faculty since 1970. He is now George L. Littlefield Professor of American History and Professor of Urban Studies. His other books include How Old Are You? Age Consciousness in American Culture; The Age of the Bachelor: Creating an American Subculture; and The Evolution of American Urban Society. He also is co-author of the U.S. history text, A People and a Nation, now in its 8th edition.
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