Research
Our current research interests include:
- Play as a multi-disciplinary area of study
- The psychology, philosophy and history, of play
- Playwork and community engagement
- Children’s geographies and use of space in play
- Recycling and reuse materials for play
- Toys and play equipment
- Gender and identity construction through play
- Community farms
- History of childhood and adolescence
- Museums and material culture
- Sick children’s play
- War and play
- Lifelong learning and adult recreation
- Older people’s leisure activities: disability.
List of our relevant publications
- Cranwell, Keith (2009) A History of Nineteenth Century Organised Children’s Play: Play Organisation and the out-of-school child in London (1860-1914), VDM Verlag.
- Clark, S. (2010) ‘Running into Trouble: Constructions of danger and risk in girls' access to outdoor space and physical Activity’, in Leisure Experiences, Vol. 109 (Eds, Lovell, J. and Stuart-Hoyle, M.) Leisure Studies Association, Brighton.
- Clark, S. and Paechter, C. (2007) 'Why can't girls play football?’ Gender dynamics and the playground', Sport, Education and Society 12(3): 261-276.
- Paechter, C. and Clark, S. (2007) 'Learning Gender in Primary School Playgrounds: findings from the tomboy identities study'. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 15, 317-331.
- Powers, Alan, (2003) Children’s book covers: Great book jackets and cover design Michael Beazley, London)
- Martin, M.C.,(2007) ’Visibility and Invisibility: British and French Roman Catholic Girl Guides in Peace and War, 1908-1950’, in L. Nilsson, ed, The European City in Comparative Perspective, (University of Stockholm, Stockholm, CD).