William Bragg

Abstract:

This paper contributes to very nascent geographies of sleep. The paper is situated in the context of academic, media and policy debates regarding the health and well-being of children in Anglophone cultures. Drawing upon an extensive survey of websites dedicated to children’s sleep, it explores the ways in which bedtime and sleeping practices are represented by experts. Expert advice is aimed at parents (especially mothers) who are deemed to be involved in intimate but non-reciprocal relationships of care with their children. The paper highlights how expert advice is characterised by guidance around three key themes: detailed routines; intimate, bodily practices; material-environmental strategies. Our analysis of these themes extends contemporary human geographical research regarding everydayness, embodiment and material spaces. In particular, we argue that the geographies of young children’s sleep might develop and even challenge geographers’ extant interest in diverse but related issues such as care, domesticity, childhood and inter-generational relations and responsibilities.

It gets better:

Introduction

Our intentions in this paper are threefold. First, we seek to frame sleep (particularly, in what follows, children’s sleep) as salient, significant and problematic for Social/Cultural Geographers. Second, we propound contemporary, discursive representations of sleep as themselves significant, affecting, efficacious and problematic.

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Picking up the negs and prints this afternoon. Looking forward to see if the new ‘old’ camera is working properly.

(posting from my phone)

I helped Josh celebrate his birthday last night. good times.

Some new friends I made while imbibing some beer at The Space. Jim (the gentleman in the second photo) was celebrating his birthday. Good times were had by all. You really should stop by for a beer when you get a chance.

This was kind of an experiment. I usually shoot in manual mode 95% of the time. I shot this quickly before adjusting my settings, and blew out the highlights (by accident). Did a lomo effect and got this - by the way her eyes are really intense even w/o this treatment.

Finally had a chance to put together a slideshow of the amazing house party hosted by d Fox on the 26th of January 2008. As I don’t know many of the participant’s or attendees’ e-mail addresses, please pass this link on. Also don’t forget to check out the ‘Frames’ post - a compilation of all the photos shot using the picture frame. (Don’t forget to contact me if your are interested in any of the photos.)

Small little youtube vid from the brilliant house party last Saturday night hosted by the inimitable D. Fox!

d. Fox must be commended for putting together one hell of a house party last Friday night. The music was tight as was the crowd - just an absolute blast. Enjoy a taste:

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