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