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STREET GAMES, URBAN LIFE, AND THE ECOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE

ABSTRACT

This article is the result of a study that explores the contribution of street games to urban conviviality/life. The study further explored the diversification of knowledge and practices inherent in popular cultures that permeate everyday life in Brazilian cities. The text is developed from an analysis of descriptive reports that were submitted by students from the institute of superior education of the state of Bahia. These reports are a result of a didactic project that sought to observe urban life from the childrens point of view. The theoretical premise of this study is based on Southern epistemologies, a proposal by Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2008)Santos, B. S. A gramática do tempo: para uma nova cultura política. 2. ed. São Paulo: Cortez Editora, 2008. that emphasizes a comprehension based on an ecology of knowledge. The synoptic tables presented throughout the text offer a panoramic vision of street games in different neighborhoods throughout Salvador as it also explores what these games may reveal about the sustainability of popular cultures in contemporary urban settings.

KEYWORDS
education; popular cultures; street games; conviviality; ecology of knowledge

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