This conference was held at the University of Kent on May 21/22, 2007. It brought together scholars from countries including the UK, Canada, the US, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, Norway to discuss issues ranging from stranger danger to breastfeeding to teenage motherhood.

The background to the event is explained here

The call for papers is available here

The conference programme is available here

A list of abstracts is available here

A list of participants is available here

Press coverage of the event is available here

Video recordings of the keynote sessions (on YouTube):

Watch Ellie Lee
Watch Susan Douglas
Watch Rebecca Kukla
Watch Stephanie Knaak
Watch Elizabeth Murphy
Watch Frank Furedi