O tecer das memórias: os desenhos das paisagens infantis nos espaços públicos de brincar na cidade de Igarassu – PE

Abstract

This research aims to understand the play landscape of 5th-grade children at the Municipal School Vereador José Francisco Ferreira in the municipality of Igarassu – PE. In this sense, through the assumptions established by Childhood Geography, we recognize the need to explore public spaces for these childhoods' play from their perspectives. Viewing drawing as one of the main forms of expression in childhood, we used activities with affective maps to analyze the places and landscapes of children's play, as well as to understand their spatial and cartographic notions through geographic literacy and cartographic literacy. The methodology used in this study is characterized as qualitative and participatory, divided into three phases: the first phase consists of understanding the children's concept of landscape and its components, both natural and urban; in the second phase, we work on the landscape from the perspective of movement and feeling through play; finally, we conducted semistructured interviews to understand the meanings and resignifications of the represented places. Place and landscape work together, arousing the feeling of belonging of the individual to their lived space, creating memories that are woven into the social and cultural construction of each active individual in this environment. The investigative questions that guide our study are: How do children perceive and conceive the landscape? Is there a relationship between landscape and play? What is the role of memory in the construction of the landscape for children? Based on the results obtained, we could conclude that there are various forms of representation of the landscape and the play space within the same area, where individuals perceive and conceive the geographical space based on their experiences. In the analysis of the drawings, we noticed that children emphasize their territorialities in public play spaces, always giving visibility to their play spaces, even when these places have areas for adult leisure. Thus, the spaces and landscapes represented by the 5th-grade students are their streets, the square, the soccer field, and the Historical Site of the city of Igarassu.