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Title: Make/Unmake

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dc:title Make/Unmake
dc:creator Anna Beresin
dc:subject play;playgrounds;makerspaces;childhood studies;culture change;UNICEF
dc:description Anna Beresin’s 'Make/Unmake' is an engaging and deeply original exploration of children’s play as a powerful cultural force. Drawing on ethnographic research and vivid travel writing, the author journeys to the Midlands region of England to observe three remarkable play-based programs: a mobile makerspace, an adventure playground, and an artist collective. She captures the voices of playworkers and the ingenuity of children improvising with loose materials—turning small objects into tools of imagination and change. 

At a moment when children’s opportunities for material play are shrinking, this book confronts urgent questions: Who gets to play? Who is left out? The work resonates with UNICEF’s recent call to address inequality, climate pressures, and technological shifts shaping children’s lives today. By centring under-resourced communities, gender equity, and cultural representation, this volume reframes play as both a process of making and unmaking the world—an act of resilience, creativity, and collective transformation. 

This book will appeal to scholars and students in childhood studies, play studies, education, and cultural anthropology, as well as practitioners, teachers, policymakers, and all who are committed to protecting children’s right to play.
dc:date 2026-03-04T12:06:53Z
dc:rights ©2026 Anna Beresin, CC BY-NC 4.0
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Outlines

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TOC Outline

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Works by the Author
  6. Introduction: To Make and Unmake in the Land of Steel
  7. PART I: PLAY AT THE CENTRE
  8. 1. Loose Parts: The Pitsmoor Adventure Playground
  9. 2. Loose Arts: The GLUE Collective
  10. 3. Sneaky Play: The Maker{Futures} Mobile Maker Space
  11. Interlude
  12. PART II: PROGRAMS AS SITES OF CULTURE CHANGE
  13. 4. Modelling Inclusion in the Makerspace
  14. 5. Talking about Colonialism in the GLUE Garden
  15. 6. ‘100 Languages Spoken Here’: The Playground as Sanctuary
  16. Conclusion: Play at the Centre of Culture Change
  17. Bibliography
  18. List of Figures
  19. Acknowledgements
  20. Index
  21. About the Team
  22. This book need not end here…
  23. You may also be interested in:
  24. Back cover

Headings Outline

  • MAKE/UNMAKE
  • Make/Unmake
    • Play at the Centre of Culture Change
      • Anna Beresin
  • Table of Contents
  • Works by the Author
  • Introduction: To Make and Unmake in the Land of Steel
    • Notes
  • Part IPlay at the Centre
  • 1. Loose Parts: The Pitsmoor Adventure Playground
    • Playwork
    • Fascinators and Provocations
    • Scenes of Change
    • Scene 1: The Mud Kitchen with Wheels
    • Scene 2: The Glue and The Box
    • Scene 3: The Platforms
    • Notes
  • 2. Loose Arts: The GLUE Collective
    • Loose P(Arts)
    • Negotiating Destruction
    • Potential Energy
    • When Programs Are Rigid
    • From Curiosity to Play
    • Notes
  • 3. Sneaky Play: The Maker{Futures} Mobile Maker Space
    • The Flight of Loose Parts
    • The Robots
    • Cardboard
    • Dens/Forts and Surprises
    • Making as Thinking
    • Time
    • The Trojan Horse
    • Notes
  • Interlude
    • Notes
  • Part IIPrograms as Sites of Culture Change
  • 4. Modelling Inclusion in the Makerspace
    • The Under-Represented in STEAM Programs
    • Maker Boxes/Maker Van/Maker Schools
    • Crossing Over to the Digital
    • Changing School Culture
    • Notes
  • 5. Talking about Colonialism in the GLUE Garden
    • Rest
    • Big Questions
    • Grief
    • Hospicing Modernity
    • Care Taking
    • Notes
  • 6. ‘100 Languages Spoken Here’: The Playground as Sanctuary
    • A Children’s Space
    • The Playground’s Longevity
    • Notes
  • Conclusion: Play at the Centre of Culture Change
    • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • List of Figures
    • All photographs were taken by the author in Spring 2024
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index
  • About the Team
  • This book need not end here…
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    • Donate
    • We invite you to connect with us on our socials!
    • Read more at the Open Book Publishers Blog
  • You may also be interested in:
  • Contents
    • Landmarks

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