Yinka Olusoga
Biographic Data
| ID | 6874838 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yinka Olusoga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yinka |
| FAMILY NAME | Olusoga |
| SIGNATURE | OLUSOGA Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leeds Beckett University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4779-574X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
I danced on the road to the Macarena song which felt a bit naughty’
This paper applies a posthumanist lens, informed by the work of Hollett and Ehret and of Ingold, to consider children’s playful affective entanglements with the human and the more-than-human during fluctuating periods of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this refracting theoretical lens, I (re)examine a selection of play and leisure experiences of an emergent subject – the pandemic child – during the national U.K. lockdowns of 2…
Infection or inflection? Reflecting on constructions of children and play through the prism of the Covid-19 pandemic
During crisis times, what children are playing and what grown-ups think their games signify can become a focus of adult anxiety. The Play Observatory, a COVID-19 research project, drew on folklore studies and cultural histories of childhood to collect, document and understand what children were playing and doing during extraordinary times, in ways which were meaningful to children themselves. This article discusses some of the children’s and fami…
Preserving the Present
This case study examines the complexities of rapid-response data collection via the Play Observatory project’s online qualitative survey of children, families, and child-oriented organizations. This research took place during a global pandemic and combined data collection with cataloguing and preserving materials for future research. Placing child-centerdness, inclusivity, and playful and emotional experiences at the heart of our methodology pres…
Younger Infants in the Elementary School
Expansion of state-regulation of education and care for under-fives in England has seen increasing numbers of under-fives attending primary school early years provision in the 21st century’s opening decades. However, this is not entirely novel as under-fives attending elementary school feature in numerous 19th and 20th century reports. This article examines how under-fives have been discursively constructed in three reports between 1861 and 1933.…
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Younger Infants in the Elementary School
Expansion of state-regulation of education and care for under-fives in England has seen increasing numbers of under-fives attending primary school early years provision in the 21st century’s opening decades. However, this is not entirely novel as under-fives attending elementary school feature in numerous 19th and 20th century reports. This article examines how under-fives have been discursively constructed in three reports between 1861 and 1933.…
Preserving the Present
This case study examines the complexities of rapid-response data collection via the Play Observatory project’s online qualitative survey of children, families, and child-oriented organizations. This research took place during a global pandemic and combined data collection with cataloguing and preserving materials for future research. Placing child-centerdness, inclusivity, and playful and emotional experiences at the heart of our methodology pres…
I danced on the road to the Macarena song which felt a bit naughty’
This paper applies a posthumanist lens, informed by the work of Hollett and Ehret and of Ingold, to consider children’s playful affective entanglements with the human and the more-than-human during fluctuating periods of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this refracting theoretical lens, I (re)examine a selection of play and leisure experiences of an emergent subject – the pandemic child – during the national U.K. lockdowns of 2…
Infection or inflection? Reflecting on constructions of children and play through the prism of the Covid-19 pandemic
During crisis times, what children are playing and what grown-ups think their games signify can become a focus of adult anxiety. The Play Observatory, a COVID-19 research project, drew on folklore studies and cultural histories of childhood to collect, document and understand what children were playing and doing during extraordinary times, in ways which were meaningful to children themselves. This article discusses some of the children’s and fami…
Children's Rights and Participation (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Astronomy (1 work) · Battle (1 work) · CONTEST (1 work) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 work) · Curriculum (1 work)