A feel for books: A Bourdieusian approach on embodied reading promotion practices for babies
Childhood: A journal of global child research
Published online on February 11, 2026
Abstract
Childhood, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 397-414, August 2026.
This article offers a Bourdieusian analysis of reading promotion practices aimed at babies. Drawing on ethnographic work, it explores how embodied interactions with books, spatial regulations, and ideals of motherhood intersect in these practices. Using ...
This article offers a Bourdieusian analysis of reading promotion practices aimed at babies. Drawing on ethnographic work, it explores how embodied interactions with books, spatial regulations, and ideals of motherhood intersect in these practices. Using ...