Imaginarios de paz en la infancia: una propuesta desde el teatro del oprimido

Abstract

This research was focused on generating a proposal from the theatre to reveal the imaginaries that 12 children from urban contexts had about violence and the peace process that has been lived in the country, their ages ranged from 6 to 11 years old. For this it was necessary to identify and nurture the analysis from a qualitative approach and a correlation scope categories, which were: the context of the armed conflict in Colombia, the dynamics relating to the concept of peace, the construction of social imaginaries in childhood, the construction of a culture of peace and the theatre as a research tool. Taking as a basis these variables and relating them to each other direct actions were carried out in the stages of elaboration and implementation of workshops through which the imaginaries of peace in children of the selected population were identified.