Abstract
Grounded on the cultural-historical perspective, this article aims to analyze the meanings produced by children about television media during the context of pretend play. For this purpose, an empirical study was carried out in a public school in the Federal District, in a class of elementary school’s first year with 26 students (from five to seven years old). The research’s methodological design was structured in two phases: observation of the children’s spontaneous playful situations and ludic workshops with themes related to the television media universe. Both moments were recorded in a field journal as well as in video format. The constructed data was transcribed and subjected to a micro genetic analysis. The analysis led to the construction of analytic categories regarding the various ways that children express the meanings they produce about television media in their creative activities. More than being spectators, children act as protagonists in their development processes.
Keywords:
Telecommunication media; Childhood; Imagination; Pretend play
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