AS CRIANÇA/S E A/S INFÂNCIA/S NO CINEMA: um projeto de Extensão e uma Escola

Abstract

This article is based on studies and reflections from the GEPCI (Child and Childhood Studies and Research Group) at UFMS/CPAQ and the Extension Project: children and childhoods in Cinema: possibilities of un/seeing concepts that, in their actions, present films and activities aimed at students from the 1st to the 5th year of the Erso Gomes Municipal School. The option to work with childhood/s and children through the language of cinema as a resource that reproduces images of reality or creates images that lead to reflection and abstraction of that same reality, is justified by the fact that cinema is It constitutes an instrument of cultural formation that brings human beings closer to the complexity of the world. Cinema is a vehicle capable of causing reflection and the possibility of transformation, as it integrates several human dimensions – ethics, politics and aesthetics – which directly impact the way we express our daily and political stances in relation to the conceptions we have, for example. e.g., childhood, children and education. In this sense, the relationships established between cinema, childhood and children invite us to learn about ourselves, taking seriously other cultures, other perspectives, other ways of thinking, feeling and being. The intention of illustrating the artistic language of cinema, combined with theoretical deepening and children's participation in discussions, can contribute to the construction of other possibilities for transformation in the child's 'look' at themselves, and for professionals who work with children/ s and his childhood/s. Keywords: Child, Childhood, Cinema, School.