“Un bello ejemplo”: Children’s literature and working children in Peronist Argentina 1940-1950
This article explores the representations and experiences linked to male child labor in the city of Buenos Aires based on the analysis of the Mundo Infantil magazine, published between 1949 and 1955 by the Peronist government. Our hypothesis is that the prolonged participation of boys, girls and “mu...
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I10-R285-article-375572025-02-04T22:14:56Z “Un bello ejemplo”: Children’s literature and working children in Peronist Argentina 1940-1950 “Un bello ejemplo”: literatura infantil y niños trabajadores en la Argentina peronista, 1940-1950 Zapiola, María Carolina infancia literatura infantil trabajo infantil revistas ilustradas peronismo childhood children's literature child labor illustrated magazines peronism This article explores the representations and experiences linked to male child labor in the city of Buenos Aires based on the analysis of the Mundo Infantil magazine, published between 1949 and 1955 by the Peronist government. Our hypothesis is that the prolonged participation of boys, girls and “muchachos” in formal and informal labor markets throughout the 20th century was not due solely to socioeconomic factors, but also to the vast and prolonged social circulation of positive representations of child labour, hence the interest in an approach to this object through massively consumed cultural products, such as children's magazines. In more specific terms, in this article we will prove that, during the 1940s and 1950s, Mundo Infantil presented the work of children from the popular sectors as a common, desirable and even commendable practice. Longstanding traditions, coupled with specific elements of Peronist imagery and discourse, came together to shape these representations. En este artículo se exploran las representaciones y experiencias vinculadas al trabajo infantil masculino en la ciudad de Buenos Aires a partir del análisis de la revista Mundo Infantil, publicada entre 1949 y 1955 por el gobierno peronista. Nuestra hipótesis es que la prolongada participación de los niños, niñas y “muchachos” en los mercados formales e informales de trabajo a lo largo del siglo XX no se debió únicamente a factores socioeconómicos, sino también a la vasta y prolongada circulación social de representaciones positivas del trabajo infantil, de allí el interés de una aproximación a este objeto por medio de productos culturales consumidos masivamente, como las revistas infantiles. En términos más específicos, en este artículo probaremos que, durante los años ‘40 y ‘50, la revista Mundo Infantil presentó el trabajo de los niños de los sectores populares como una práctica corriente, deseable e incluso encomiable. Tradiciones de larga data, unidas a elementos específicos del imaginario y el discurso peronistas, se conjugaron para dar forma a estas representaciones. Centro de Estudios Históricos “Prof. Carlos S. A. Segreti” 2022-07-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Dossier application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refa/article/view/37557 10.70629/1853.4503.v1.n13.37557 Revista Electrónica de Fuentes y Archivos; ##issue.vol## 1 ##issue.no## 13 (2022); 53-86 1853-4503 10.70629/1853.4503.v1.n13 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refa/article/view/37557/38039 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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This article explores the representations and experiences linked to male child labor in the city of Buenos Aires based on the analysis of the Mundo Infantil magazine, published between 1949 and 1955 by the Peronist government. Our hypothesis is that the prolonged participation of boys, girls and “muchachos” in formal and informal labor markets throughout the 20th century was not due solely to socioeconomic factors, but also to the vast and prolonged social circulation of positive representations of child labour, hence the interest in an approach to this object through massively consumed cultural products, such as children's magazines. In more specific terms, in this article we will prove that, during the 1940s and 1950s, Mundo Infantil presented the work of children from the popular sectors as a common, desirable and even commendable practice. Longstanding traditions, coupled with specific elements of Peronist imagery and discourse, came together to shape these representations. |
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Centro de Estudios Históricos “Prof. Carlos S. A. Segreti” |
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