Literatura infantil e a educação das relações étnico raciais : a luta para a construção de uma educação antirracista

Abstract

The present work has as its theme children's literature and the educational subject of ethnic-racial relations: the struggle to build an anti-racist education, in which the main focus is to bring a discussion about the importance of making use of books that have in their narrative the black representativeness, so that children see authority, intelligence and goodness as a symbol of beauty not only in white people, since it is in the early childhood education phase that they begin to recognize themselves and this first impression of the world and reality that will be etched in memory. It was bibliographical research, in which helped us to have an understanding about the construction of self-image and identity, the same happens according to the influences that surround it, a fact that justifies the need for the discussion of these themes in the schools’ environments so that the construction of black people’s subjectivity is positive and healthy. The conceptual and political choices used in the development of this research are the result of different studies made possible by the Federal University of Mato Grosso through the Licentiate in Pedagogy course, which provided the development of theoretical studies regarding children's literature and racism, which have been happening in Brazil for many years, and how it interferes in the construction of stereotypes and also how the process of racialization causes the removal of black culture. Thus, I present works that can be a support in the discussion of the present theme, they are: Sulwe, by Lupita Nyong'o and Amoras, by Emicida. These are works that present in their narrative a strong representation, standards of beauty and anti-racism. That said, it is considered that making use of materials that have a significant representation in their content makes a difference in children's lives and children's literature in turn can be a great ally in the fight against racism, in addition to promoting respect for differences between students.