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TRANSMISSION BETWEEN MOROCCAN CHILDRENTHROUGH THEIR GAMES AND TOY-MAKING ACTIVITIES
Jean-Pierre Rossie
PowerPoint Presentation for the AAACIG Symposium
Horizontal Transmissionfrom the Children’s Point of View
chair: Elodie Razie - University of Liège, Belgium
American Anthropological AssociationChildren and Childhood Interest Group
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USAFebruary 20, 2010
research in Morocco 1992 - 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 integratedinto the programs for safeguarding
the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity
books on Saharan and North African Toy and Play Culturesfor information and documents/photos see www.sanatoyplay.org
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