List of tables and excerptsList of figuresList of contributorsAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Introduction Kristiina Kumpulainen, Anu Kajamaa, Ola Erstad, ©⁵sa M©Þkitalo, Kirsten Drotner, and S©đlveig Jakobsd©đttirPART I: NORDIC PERSPECTIVES ON DIGITAL CHILDHOODS Chapter 2. Child development in a digital age: epistemic practices in media societiesRoger S©Þlj©œ Chapter 3. Nordic children, media, and technologies:a contested ensembleKirsten Drotner Chapter 4. Transformations and unresolved tensions: children, school, and technology Ola Erstad and Kenneth SilsethChapter 5. Bridging dichotomies between children, nature, and digital technologies Kristiina KumpulainenPART II: FORMS OF COMMUNICATION, LITERACY, AND LEARNING Chapter 6. Young children initiating and negotiating their digital literacy practices in their homes Heidi Sairanen, Kristiina Kumpulainen, Alexandra Nordstr©œm, andAnu Kajamaa Chapter 7. Digital storymaking: a powerful pedagogic approach in the Swedish preschool classEwa Skantz-©⁵berg & Annika Lantz-Andersson Chapter 8. Digital language contact between Icelandic and English Dagbj©œrt Gu©ʻmundsd©đttir, Sigr©Ư©ʻur Sigurj©đnsd©đttir, and Iris NowensteinChapter 9. Ideation, playful learning, and making in a Minecraft Virtual Learning Makerspace Sk©ðl©Ưna Hl©Ưf Kjartansd©đttir and Gisli ThorsteinssonChapter 10. Guns and dolls: preschool children⁰́₉s (im)material Christmas list activitiesMalin Nilsenand Mona LundinChapter 11. Finnish teachers⁰́₉ leadership narratives in a school⁰́₉s makerspaceJasmiina Leskinen, Kristiina Kumpulainen, and Anu KajamaaPART III: CONCEPTIONS OF AGENCY AND ENGAGEMENTChapter 12. Young activists: engaging with global climate change in a networked society Anne Solliand ©⁵sa M©Þkitalo Chapter 13. ⁰́₈I could smell the sound of winter⁰́₉: children⁰́₉s aesthetic experiences in their local forest through digital storyingJenny Renlund, Kristiina Kumpulainen, Jenny Byman, and Chin-Chin WongChapter 14. I hate little bits: the collaborative construction of children⁰́₉s creative making in a public library makerspace Gro Sk©ÆlandChapter 15. Making digital play work: Danish children⁰́₉s playful and creative production with digital media Thomas Enemark Lundtofte, Ane Bjerre Odgaard, and Kirsten Drotner Chapter 16. Rethinking boundaries: sociomaterial perspectives on digital technologies and early childhoodsKenneth Pettersen, Kenneth Silseth, and Hans Christian ArnsethPart IV: COMMENTARIES: INTERNATIONAL REFLECTIONSChapter 17. Digital childhoods as nexus of practice Karen WohlwendChapter 18. Nordic childhoods and entertainment ⁰́₈supersystems⁰́₉ in the digital age Michael DezuanniChapter 19. Ethical provocations for early childhood research Rosie FlewittChapter 20. Conclusions Kristiina Kumpulainen, Anu Kajamaa, Ola Erstad, ©⁵sa M©Þkitalo, Kirsten Drotner, and S©đlveig Jakobsd©đttirIndex

This book adds to the international research literature on contemporary Nordic childhoods in the context of fast-evolving technologies. It draws on the workshop program of the Nordic Research Network on Digital Childhoods funded by the Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) during the years 2019⁰́₃2021. Bringing together researchers from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland,the bookaddresses pressing issues around children⁰́₉s communication, learning and education in the digital age. The volume sheds light on cultural values, educational policies and conceptions of children and childhood, and child⁰́₃media relationships inherent in Nordic societies. The book argues for the importance of understanding local cultures, values and communication practices that make up contemporary digital childhoods and extends current discourses on children⁰́₉s screen time to bring in new insights about the nature of children⁰́₉s digital engagement. This book will appeal to researchers, graduate students, educatorsand policy makers in the fields of childhood education, educational technology and communication. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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