Abstract:We use Foucauldian discourse analysis to examine comments posted online in response to news articles that reported on one Canadian neighbourhood's 'ban' on children's outdoor play. Our analysis showed that reader comments, both for and against the ban on street play, accessed discourses of risk that produced an idealized childhood based on close parental supervision. Additionally, nostalgic discourse, the feeling that unfettered, wholesome outdoor play has been lost and cannot be reclaimed, also made claims ab… Show more
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