At Play in Belfast: Children's Folklore and Identities in Northern Ireland

by Donna M. Lanclos

Book Overview

Donna M. Lanclos writes about children on the school playgrounds of working-class Belfast, Northern Ireland, using their own words to show how they shape their social identities. The notion that children's voices and perspectives must be included in a work about childhood is central to the book. Lanclos explores children's folklore, including skipping rhymes, clapping games, and "dirty" jokes, from five Belfast primary schools (two Protestant, two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813533228
• ISBN13: 9780813533223
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"