Gender in children's fantasies
Abstract
The paper is based on an ethnographic research conducted at a Czech grammar school as part of a PhD thesis that was defended in January 2010. The research within a single class of 11-13 year olds was focused on (re)production of gender in the school environment. The research strived to apply a complex perspective on gender reproduction within the classroom. The presented analysis is inspired by Valerie Walkerdine’s statement that gender is theorized as a fiction, shot through with fantasy, yet lived as a fact, produced and struggled over within the regulatory daily practices of schooling (Walkerdine, 1990). Using the technique of writing short text the role of gender in children’s fantasies was researched.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Themes in Literature Analysis
Literacy
Media
and Education
Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Educação Sociedade & Culturas
- Publisher
- University of Porto
- Issue
- 35
- Pages
- 129–146
- Publication date
- 3 February 2026
- Language
- EN