Os sentidos atribuídos aos jogos tradicionais a partir das transformações de seus espaços e tempos no contexto da colonização italiana no RS

Abstract

This is a study that has as its theme the traditional games, understood as cultural manifestations produced by humankind throughout history. We seek to investigate the traditional games in some societies in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and the meanings attributed to them by social subjects who experienced the transformation of those spaces and times. Therefore, the research is characterized as a field and documental research, making use of in-depth interviews. We have covered two societies from São João do Polêsine, RS, i.e., the "Sociedade Agrícola Cultural Esportiva Polesinense" and the "Sociedade Agrícola Cultural Esportiva Vale Vêneto". These entities present themselves as living spaces for traditional games and have changed with the expansion of the capitalist system. We found that the transformations of space and time for traditional games modify their meanings, as these change those, in a dialectical relationship. To keep the meanings attributed to traditional games, the subjects resist against spatiotemporal transformations, with movement between conformity and resistance. The research aims to contribute to deepening the understanding of how the traditional game has been historically reconfigured.