Historical and cultural studies have previously discounted
the history of the ''private life'', such that
takes place within the intimate sphere of home. In that
respect, women and children as individuals, and
family, as a social entity were kept out of research and
analysis for a long time. In the 1960s, however,
social history had a pioneering and remarkable role
as a major authority to change the status quo.
Gender, childhood, and family came to be considered
as significant sites of analysis and the consecutive decades
brought about the formation of them
into significant fields of inquiry.
History of family, history of childhood, and
gender history grew considerably in time
and the last three decades have produced discrete
historical studies that provide richly detailed
accounts on these issues.
Parallel with this trend, this course will specifically
focus on family, gender, and childhood in
Europe in order to provide an alternative
version of studying European history.
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