Cloakroom libraries, book bags and ‘being with books’: Materiality and affective practices in reading promotion activities for younger children in preschool
The purpose of the research project is to investigate younger children's physical contact with books at preschool, as well as the values and perceptions of socio-material reading practices that educators attach to the younger children’s handling of books.
The aim of the project is to investigate how younger children's affective and spatial book use is motivated and practiced in Swedish preschools, and further to historizice socio-material reading practices with younger children. This will be investigated through fieldwork at preschools, focusgroup interviews with preschool teachers and archival work. The theoretical basis for the investigation is post-structuralist, with a focus on affective practices, embodiment, gender and age.
Research Area
- Samhällsvetenskap
- Annan samhällsvetenskap
Research environment / Institution
- Övrig forskning
- Institutionen för individ och samhälle
Project leader
Research funding
- Vetenskapsrådet
Project time
2024 - 2027