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Make/Unmake: Play at the Centre of Culture Change

Make/Unmake: Play at the Centre of Culture Change

Anna Beresin’s 'Make/Unmake' is an engaging and deeply original exploration of children’s play as a powerful cultural force. Drawing on ethnographic research and vivid travel writing, the author journeys to the Midlands region of England to observe three remarkable play-based programs: the Maker{Futures} Mobile Makerspace, the Pitsmoor Adventure Playground, and the GLUE Collective. She captures the voices of playworkers,...
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Keywords:
childhood studies, PSY004000, UNICEF, 5LC, BISAC: SOC047000, POL038000, makerspaces, SOC002010, JHMC, playgrounds, Keywords: play, EDU009000, culture change, JNA
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Date Added to MERLOT:
March 5, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:
March 5, 2026
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College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional, Pre-K
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English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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