"Collage of Colors": Processing Place through Fantasy Play

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2018-08-09

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In this article, I examine an episode of fantasy play, and a related theatrical production, as arenas for the creative processing of a child’s experience. My five-year-old son, Michael, constructs a microcosm of our field site in Acapulco, Mexico, and animates a drama featuring dinosaurs in mortal conflict. My intention is to explore the ways a child makes sense of place through imaginative play, and, further, to address the role of artistic expression in the child’s growing mastery over his material and social environments.

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McDowell, John H. ""Collage of Colors": Processing Place through Fantasy Play." Children's Folklore Review, vol. 39, pp. 56-85, 2018-08-09, https://doi.org/10.14434/cfr.2018.vol39.0.25376.

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Children's Folklore Review

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