«Al muchacho turbulento, terror de vidrios, perros y gatos» Juegos para los niños pobres y recreación infantil en el espacio urbano de Buenos Aires (fines del siglo XIX - comienzos del XX)

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12/2025
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Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Instituto de Estudios Histórico-Sociales "Prof. Juan Carlos Grosso"
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Las prácticas de recreación y sociabilidad de los niños y las niñas de familias trabajadoras en la Buenos Aires de fines del siglo XIX y principios del XX generaron diversas respuestas, en su mayoría de corte punitivo. Este trabajo, por el contrario, examina las iniciativas impulsadas por diversos sectores –autoridades educativas, maestros, profesores de educación física, policías, concejales y autoridades municipales, vecinos organizados en las sociedades de fomento en los barrios obreros de reciente formación y crecimiento en la ciudad– preocupados por la presencia infantil callejera, sus modos y prácticas. Su hipótesis es que, trascendiendo el más conocido enfoque asilar-punitivo, estos sectores promovieron reformas propositivas del espacio urbano, como la instalación de juegos infantiles en parques y la creación de espacios adecuados para el divertimento infantil, con el objetivo de alejar a los niños y las niñas pobres de las calles. Para ello examina un arco documental variado que incluye censos y memorias municipales, educativas, policiales, de tutela de menores, publicaciones de sociedades de fomento, etcétera.
This study analyzes the responses to the recreational and socialization practices of children from working-class families in Buenos Aires between the late 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century. It examines initiatives led by various social sectors –educational authorities, teachers, physical education instructors, police officers, council members, and municipal authorities, as well as neighbors organized in the rapidly expanding neighborhood associations in the city's emerging workingclass districts– who were concerned about children's presence in the streets and their forms of sociability. Its hypothesis is that, transcending the more well-known asylum-based and punitive approach, these sectors promoted urban space reforms, including the installation of playground equipment in parks and the creation of designated recreational areas to keep poor children off the streets. The study draws on a diverse range of documentary sources, including census, municipal, educational, police, and child welfare reports, as well as publications from neighborhood associations, and so on.
This study analyzes the responses to the recreational and socialization practices of children from working-class families in Buenos Aires between the late 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century. It examines initiatives led by various social sectors –educational authorities, teachers, physical education instructors, police officers, council members, and municipal authorities, as well as neighbors organized in the rapidly expanding neighborhood associations in the city's emerging workingclass districts– who were concerned about children's presence in the streets and their forms of sociability. Its hypothesis is that, transcending the more well-known asylum-based and punitive approach, these sectors promoted urban space reforms, including the installation of playground equipment in parks and the creation of designated recreational areas to keep poor children off the streets. The study draws on a diverse range of documentary sources, including census, municipal, educational, police, and child welfare reports, as well as publications from neighborhood associations, and so on.
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