Vida cotidiana de los “menores” institucionalizados en Mendoza: ¿Los niños primero?
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2014
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Escuela de Historia
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El trabajo aquí presentado pretende analizar la vida cotidiana de los niños albergados en la Colonia 20 de Junio de la Provincia de Mendoza, en el período que va desde 1958 hasta 1970. La metodología utilizada es propia del campo de la historiografía. Consiste en el rastreo, hallazgo, sistematización y análisis de fuentes documentales y orales. El recorte de este período histórico se justifica ya que durante ese tiempo la mencionada colonia funcionó como macro-institución e institución total. La vida cotidiana de los niños trascurrió, por lo general, dentro de un predio inmenso. Dentro de él pasaban de hogar en hogar en función de la edad. Asistían a la escuela, al hospital, a los campos de deportes, existentes allí mismo. No sólo iban perdiendo la posibilidad de revinculación con sus familias sino también, con la comunidad toda. En pocas palabras, la institucionalización de la niñez, aún bajo el slogan de “primero los niños” ha sido una etapa polémica y oscura de la historia.
This paper aims at informing about daily life of children living in the Home Colony 20 de Junio, in the province of Mendoza, from 1958 to 1970. The methodology used is typical of the field of historiography. It consists of the tracking, finding and analysing of documentary, written and oral sources. Said colony worked as a macro-organization and as a complete organization. Children’s daily life generally developed within the limits of a huge parcel of land with several homes where children were sent according to their age. Children also had access to a school, a hospital, and sports field within the same parcel. In that context, they gradually lost the possibility of connecting with their families and the community as a whole. In summary, the institutionalization of childhood, even when led by the slogan “children first”, has always been a dark side of history.
This paper aims at informing about daily life of children living in the Home Colony 20 de Junio, in the province of Mendoza, from 1958 to 1970. The methodology used is typical of the field of historiography. It consists of the tracking, finding and analysing of documentary, written and oral sources. Said colony worked as a macro-organization and as a complete organization. Children’s daily life generally developed within the limits of a huge parcel of land with several homes where children were sent according to their age. Children also had access to a school, a hospital, and sports field within the same parcel. In that context, they gradually lost the possibility of connecting with their families and the community as a whole. In summary, the institutionalization of childhood, even when led by the slogan “children first”, has always been a dark side of history.
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Instituciones de menores, Vida cotidiana, Mendoza, Colonia 20 de Junio, Children's institutions, Daily life