BECOMING SOCIAL EDUCATION – A MATTER OF ART: IMAGINATION AND CREATION PROCESSES IN SOCIOEDUCATION
schooling, creative activity, socio-education
The present work is based on the theoretical-methodological principles of cultural-historical psychology, especially on Vigotiski's studies on imagination and creative activity. This activity constitutes the human being, permeating his entire existence and promoting the development of higher psychic processes. The general objective of the research was to understand creative processes that arise in and from the situation of deprivation of liberty in adolescents who are serving a socio-educational measure of internment. Associated with this interest, it was identified how the context of poverty and the situation of deprivation of liberty cross the processes of creation and how the imaginary activity is constituted as a movement of resistance and self-regulation. The recognition of the school, within the internment unit, as a privileged space for welcoming and encouraging creative processes, was rescued, analyzing what socio-educational students think and feel about their creative process. Regarding the procedures for constructing information, we opted for the analysis of rap lyrics written by young people who participated in the Music Festival that took place inside the inpatient unit, in the years 2018 and 2020. A semi-structured interview was also carried out with the three winners of the 2022 Music Festival. The methodology and discussions of the results are presented in the light of the Analysis of Meaning Nuclei. Thus, we obtained some results such as the confession of illicit acts, regret for the wrong choices and for the actions committed and the promise of changing one's life. Complaints about the marks left by social inequality and the anguish experienced in a hospitalization unit were also recorded. In general, the pre-indicators showed that the process of composing rap lyrics is a form of expression and connection between young people in the socio-educational system. Such activity helps teenagers to deal with their emotions and to reconnect with society in a positive way. However, there is still a perception that society judged them for their criminal past and not for the person they are, which indicates the importance of more investments in rehabilitation and social reintegration programs.