Abstract
This article analyzes the use of drawings produced by children in research and their insertion in anthropological texts, based on two arguments: that the production of drawings should be considered as a legitimate research technique with children; that it is necessary to describe the production process of the drawings, making clear the conditions in which they occurred and reinforcing their use in conjunction with other research techniques. In addition to this double line of argument, we criticize the reduced relevance that is given to drawings - with regard to their little insertion in anthropological texts. In this article, we analyze a set of texts based on the following aspects: a) their affirmation of the importance of drawings for the research findings; b) the description of the production processes of the drawings; and c) if the drawings are inserted in the text and how this insertion is done.
Keywords:
children’s drawings; technique; research with children; anthropological texts