CHILD'S PLAY. CHILDHOOD IN AND AGAINST CAPITALISM

Child's Play traces how kindergartens and playgrounds have served as the front lines of this tension since the late nineteenth century, channelling the intimacy of play towards narrow, productive, instrumental ends. Yet, the absence of these very spaces in many ra cialised and colonised communities highlights a stark reality: certain children are considered unworthy of developing beyond childhood. Ferguson shows how children and what we learn from their imagination may hold the key to overturning capitalism.