Entre cânone e marginalização: o ensino de Literatura Africana e Afro-Brasileira no livro didático do Ensino Médio

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis aims to investigate literacy in Afro-Brazilian literature through the use of the textbook in high school, based on Law No. 10,639/2003, which makes the teaching of African and Afro-Brazilian culture mandatory in basic education. Titled "Between Canon and Marginalization: Teaching African and Afro-Brazilian Literature in the High School Textbook," the study addresses the importance of the textbook in students' literary development, the understanding of Afro-Brazilian literature and its classification. The research analyzes two chapters of the high school textbook that seek to promote cultural diversity. For this purpose, the research is divided into three chapters: 1. Relationship between the textbook and literary literacy; 2. Concept of Afro-Brazilian literature; 3. Analysis of the units in the high school textbook. The expected results reveal that the textbook still predominantly prioritizes works by white authors, despite attempts to address cultural diversity, highlighting the difficulty of working with and addressing works of African origin. Therefore, it emphasizes the importance of understanding, disseminating, and promoting literacy, as well as modernizing and consolidating practices related to African and Afro-Brazilian literatures in the school environment, whether through teachers or educational tools considered standard and essential.