Jon Winder
@DrJonWinder
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Joined July 2015
I'm so pleased to see that Designed for Play is now out and available to download for free. !.
We're delighted to announce publication today of @DrJonWinder's new book, 'Designed for Play' available free open access. Jon's book is 18th title in @RoyalHistSoc's 'New Historical Perspectives' series for early career historians published @UoLPress.
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RT @Jisc: As of today, Wednesday 21 August, Jisc and all sub-brands will cease activity on X. We will continue to operate @jiscmi as a broa….
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RT @stephmurrayyyy: Today, kids are practically forbidden in the street. But a century ago, the street was the primary locus of kids' play.….
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RT @RoyalHistSoc: V. good to receive copies of @DrJonWinder's new book, 'Designed for Play', the latest (18th) title in @RoyalHistSoc's New….
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RT @RoyalHistSoc: Published next week: 'Designed for Play', by @DrJonWinder, is the 19th title in @RoyalHistSoc's 'New Historical Perspecti….
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Children’s playgrounds are commonly understood as the obvious place for children to play: safe, natural and out of the way. But these expectations hide a convoluted and overlooked history of childr...
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On @UN #InternationalDayofPlay here's 30% off paper copies of Designed for Play: DFPCPP30. Published on 11 July by @UoLPress, it will be free to read online too #DesignedforPlay #playgroundhistories 7/7.
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The public body that provides the most playgrounds in the UK today is @DefenceHQ (563), followed by @FifeCouncil and @MKcouncil (477) #DesignedforPlay #playgroundhistories 5/7
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Marjory Allen’s playground advocacy was recently recognised by an @EnglishHeritage #blueplaque. She was one in a long line of pioneering female play space advocates & designers, inc Fanny Wilkinson (1855-1951) and Mary Mitchell (1923-88) #DesignedforPlay #playgroundhistories 6/7
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Playground provision increased significantly in the early twentieth century. Only two London County Council parks included dedicated places to play in 1889 - by 1915 thirty children’s gymnasiums had been created. #DesignedforPlay #playgroundhistories 4/7
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People often think that playgrounds first appeared in the 1920s. In fact, the earliest segregated sites for play in Britain were created in 1846; Peel Park, Salford included swing for girls, swing for boys, gymnasium and skittles ground. #DesignedforPlay #playgroundhistories 3/7
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Children have long played in public spaces. Pieter Bruegel’s painting from 1560 of a Dutch townscape shows all sorts of playful activities taking place. It’s well worth zooming in on the image to see everything that’s going on! #DesignedforPlay #playgroundhistories 2/7
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With @UN #InternationalDayofPlay soon, I’m sharing snippets from Designed for Play, my new book on the long history of attempts to create playful public spaces (out 11 July, free to read online, discount code for hard copies to follow!) #DesignedforPlay #playgroundhistories 1/7
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RT @LayersofLondon: We feature in this discussion paper by our colleague @CathAMClarke & @DrJonWinder for @BritishAcademy_. "These digital….
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RT @CathAMClarke: Delighted to have a commissioned paper in this new @BritishAcademy collection, co-written with @DrJonWinder. #Place-based….
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I'm really looking forward to speaking about #playgroundhistories at this international symposium on Playthings and Playtimes @SussexUni - attend in person or online for free:
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An International Symposium on the Material Culture of Play. This one-day symposium brings together scholars from Australia, Can...
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I'm very excited to share the front cover of Designed for Play, my book on the convoluted history of the playground, due out in July with @UoLPress. It will be free to read online #playgroundhistories
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Join the fab @MeltingMetrop team on a fully funded PhD exploring heat, health and human geographies. Deadline for applications 28 June #phdchat #phdlife #PhD .
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PhD Project - Heat, Health and Human Geographies: Exploring Caribbean Responses to Urban Heat Stress through Creative Ethnographic Methods at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Really looking forward to this @HistoryPolicy workshop today, exploring ways to mobilise humanities research for environmental action. https:/www.history.ac.uk/events/history-policy-mobilising-environmental-humanities.
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