Child's Play: Dorothy Howard and the Folklore of Australian Children
(Paperback, Re-issue)
Publishing Details
Child's Play: Dorothy Howard and the Folklore of Australian Children
By (Author) Kate Darian-Smith
By (author) June Factor
Museum Victoria Publishing
Museum Victoria Publishing
1st June 2005
Re-issue
Australia
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Cultural studies: customs and traditions
390
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 215mm, Height 140mm
450g
Description
Dorothy Howard first documented the play of Australian children in the mid 1950s. Her remarkable finds are detailed here. Humorous and perceptive, she provides a radical perspective on the interaction between a society's economic structure, social mores and ideology. She explores children's traditionalism, inventiveness, their mimicry and subversive mockery. Accompanied by essays from well-known Australians June Factor, Kate Darian Smith and Brian Sutton-Smith.
