TRANSMISSION BETWEEN MOROCCAN CHILDREN THROUGH THEIR GAMES AND TOY-MAKING ACTIVITIES Jean-Pierre Rossie
PowerPoint Presentation for the AAACIG Symposium Horizontal Transmission from the Children’s Point of View chair: Elodie Razie - University of Liège, Belgium American Anthropological Association Children and Childhood Interest Group Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA February 20, 2010
research in Morocco today rural worlds
urban worlds
playgroups as a laboratory for identity development
peer groups of girls and peer groups of boys
gendered playgroups
based on family and neighborhood relationships
mixed playgroups
crossing the gender border a girl infiltrating a boys ’ playgroup
a group of girls refusing to play with two boys
the role of older children
looking after one’s little sister
older sister transmitting her experience in hospital to a younger sister
making a toy for a small brother
experiencing adult life together in a children’s village at some distance of the houses
and in a new quarter of a town
transmitting know-how between children learning to make and to ride the local skateboard
transmitting know-how in girls’ doll play
transmitting attitudes and values of the community changing a plastic doll into a bride of Marrakech
exchanging notions of femininity and masculinity in doll play
interpreting together changing attitudes in the community the private home for children and adults at risk
learning about rituals in playgroups the belghenja rain ritual and the belghenja game
the young men’s masquerade in southern Morocco
boys preparing to become participants in the young men’s masquerade
making masks for the boys’ masquerade
play culture of the children
play culture for the children
children’s games and toys should be integrated into the programs for safeguarding the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity
books on Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures for information and documents/photos see
Photography Khalija Jariaa made the photos of slides 1, 5 left, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 27, 28 and 29 Jean-Pierre Rossie made the photos slides 3, 4, 5 right, 7, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31