ABSTRACT:
This article intends to reflect on narrative performances produced by immigrant children in a school environment marked by intense cultural diversity. The analysis is grounded on data obtained through the ethnographic-propositional research entitled “Little Storytellers” held between 2014 and 2015 in two public elementary schools in Paris, France, in the CLIN (a special class to France newcomers). As methodology, several ludic activities were conducted to promote narrative production in the classroom. The agency of children in choosing what and how to tell was analyzed from the perspective of performance studies. We found that, in this context, narrative performances are an important part not only in the translation and organization of the experiences of these immigrant children, but especially in the creation and transformation of these experiences in the new country.
Keywords:
Narrative performances; Immigration; School; Child; Diversity