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ARRUDA, Angela. Social imaginary, image and social representations. Cultura representaciones soc [online]. 2020, vol.15, n.29, pp.37-62.  Epub 07-Mar-2022. ISSN 2007-8110.

The purpose of this text is to present some approaches on the relationship between the social imaginary, the image and social representations. It corresponds to a new version of a chapter published in the “Cambridge Handbook of Social Representations” (Arruda 2015). This version contains a new introduction and some minor modifications. First, I present a brief attempt to contextualize the development of the notions of imaginary and social representations. Next, I discuss the theoretical relationships among figuration (imaging), the imaginary, and the theory of social representations. In the third part, I review some of the research on social representations that present an explicit interest in the study of the imaginary both in its figurative dimension, and in its relevance for the development of studies on the image in social psychology, since images are gaining a growing influence today.

Palavras-chave : imaginary; social representations; image.