EARTH AND FIRE: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND ARTISAN PEDAGOGY

Abstract

This experience report of the research and extension project proposes to map, understand, value, and disseminate the traditional knowledge related to utilitarian and artistic ceramics in Itatim-Ba and the Piemonte do Paraguaçu territory (BA). The group will systematize knowledge (techniques, narratives, cultural contributions, ways of life, symbolic contexts) and promote the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, with the general objective of understanding how the traditional knowledge of local artisanal ceramics can be incorporated into early childhood education as a pedagogical and cultural practice. It adopts a qualitative and exploratory approach, using interviews with potters, participant observation, photographic documentation, discussion groups with artisans, and practical clay modeling workshops with the academic and local community. In addition to documenting and analyzing the artisanal production processes and their Artisan Pedagogy, the project aims to develop educational and playful activities, promoting reflection on the intergenerational transmission of knowledge in the education of students from the academic and external community.