Diversity in the classroom: Representation of Afro-Brazilian culture

Authors

  • Flávia Brocchetto Ramos Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Liliane Melo do Amaral Universidade de Caxias do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14244/198271991140

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14244/198271991140

After the implementation of the Elementary School in nine years, the Ministry of Education (MEC), by means of the Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD – The National Coursebook Program), distributed, in 2010, collections formed by supplementary teaching materials to Elementary School classrooms of the 1st and 2nd years. In this study, we analyze the book “Seis pequenos contos africanos sobre a criação do mundo e do homem” (“Six African short stories about the creation of the world and the man), by Raul Lody. The article discusses the representation of African culture in children’s literature, presents the object of analysis and, finally, discusses ethnic issues in the book, which is designed for young readers. Thus, the paper aims to contribute for the consideration of the young reader as an individual who has the right to live with cultural diversity, present in Brazil and conveyed in the literature.

Keywords: Childhood, African culture, Reading, Supplementary teaching materials.

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Author Biographies

Flávia Brocchetto Ramos, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Doutor em Letras.

Professora no PPGEd UCS

Liliane Melo do Amaral, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Mestre em Educação pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul

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Published

2015-08-24

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RAMOS, F. B.; AMARAL, L. M. do. Diversity in the classroom: Representation of Afro-Brazilian culture. Electronic Journal of Education, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 2, p. 301–320, 2015. DOI: 10.14244/198271991140. Disponível em: https://www.reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/view/1140. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2015)

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