Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis
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Resumo: | The article analyzes the social representations about the Black present in the literary production for children in the first three decades of the 20th century in Brazil. The definition of such period takes into account the emergence, from the 1920s, of the discussion around the issue of the Brazilian identity in the national literary and artistic production. Of special relevance is the construction of aesthetic and scientific references aimed at understanding the meanings of the racial composition of the population, a theme that reverberates in the works addressed to the children. If in the works produced up to the 1920s black characters were absent or referred to the then recent slavery past, a shift can now be observed. Black characters become frequent, described in such a manner as to characterize a supposed, hierarchically defined, racial integration. Through the description of the physical and cognitive features of the black characters, of their relation to white characters, and their insertion in the social sphere, a vision of the race issue addressed to children is composed. Blacks appear as stereotyped characters, described from markedly ethnocentric cultural perspectives that, even when trying to build an image of integration, do it from the whitening of the characters. Actually, more than whitening the characters, children's literature of the period addresses and shapes a model reader identified with the white characters and cultural references signaling, therefore, to the whitening of the reader. |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis Imagens do negro na literatura infantil brasileira: análise historiográfica HistóriaLiteraturaInfânciaRaçaHistoryLiteratureInfancyRace The article analyzes the social representations about the Black present in the literary production for children in the first three decades of the 20th century in Brazil. The definition of such period takes into account the emergence, from the 1920s, of the discussion around the issue of the Brazilian identity in the national literary and artistic production. Of special relevance is the construction of aesthetic and scientific references aimed at understanding the meanings of the racial composition of the population, a theme that reverberates in the works addressed to the children. If in the works produced up to the 1920s black characters were absent or referred to the then recent slavery past, a shift can now be observed. Black characters become frequent, described in such a manner as to characterize a supposed, hierarchically defined, racial integration. Through the description of the physical and cognitive features of the black characters, of their relation to white characters, and their insertion in the social sphere, a vision of the race issue addressed to children is composed. Blacks appear as stereotyped characters, described from markedly ethnocentric cultural perspectives that, even when trying to build an image of integration, do it from the whitening of the characters. Actually, more than whitening the characters, children's literature of the period addresses and shapes a model reader identified with the white characters and cultural references signaling, therefore, to the whitening of the reader. O artigo analisa as representações sociais sobre o negro presentes na produção literária destinada à criança no Brasil, nas três primeiras décadas do século XX. A definição de tal periodização tem em vista a emergência, a partir da década de 1920, na produção artística e científica nacionais, da discussão em torno da identidade brasileira. Destaca-se a construção de referências estéticas e científicas voltadas para compreensão dos significados da composição racial da população, temática que ecoa nas obras endereçadas ao público infantil. Se nas obras produzidas até a década de 1920 os personagens negros eram ausentes ou remetidos ao recente passado escravocrata, observa-se um deslocamento: os personagens negros tornam-se freqüentes, descritos de maneira a caracterizar uma suposta integração racial, hierarquicamente definida. Mediante a descrição das características físicas e cognitivas dos personagens negros, de sua relação com os personagens brancos, sua inserção no espaço social, configura-se uma visão da temática racial endereçada ao público infantil. Os negros aparecem como personagens estereotipados, descritos a partir de referências culturais marcadamente etnocêntricas que, se buscam construir uma imagem de integração, o fazem a partir do embranquecimento de tais personagens. Na verdade, mais que embranquecer os personagens, a literatura infantil do período dirige-se e produz um leitor modelo identificado com os personagens e as referências culturais brancas, marcando, portanto, um embranquecimento do leitor. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Educação2005-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/2796310.1590/S1517-97022005000100006Educação e Pesquisa; v. 31 n. 1 (2005); 79-91Educação e Pesquisa; Vol. 31 No. 1 (2005); 79-91Educação e Pesquisa; Vol. 31 Núm. 1 (2005); 79-911678-46341517-9702reponame:Educação e Pesquisainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/27963/29735Copyright (c) 2017 Educação e Pesquisainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGouvêa, Maria Cristina Soares de2014-10-24T15:41:52Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/27963Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/indexPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/oai||revedu@usp.br1678-46341517-9702opendoar:2014-10-24T15:41:52Educação e Pesquisa - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis Imagens do negro na literatura infantil brasileira: análise historiográfica |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis Gouvêa, Maria Cristina Soares de História Literatura Infância Raça History Literature Infancy Race |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis |
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Images of the Black in children's literature in Brazil: historiographical analysis |
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Gouvêa, Maria Cristina Soares de |
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Gouvêa, Maria Cristina Soares de |
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Gouvêa, Maria Cristina Soares de |
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História Literatura Infância Raça History Literature Infancy Race |
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História Literatura Infância Raça History Literature Infancy Race |
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The article analyzes the social representations about the Black present in the literary production for children in the first three decades of the 20th century in Brazil. The definition of such period takes into account the emergence, from the 1920s, of the discussion around the issue of the Brazilian identity in the national literary and artistic production. Of special relevance is the construction of aesthetic and scientific references aimed at understanding the meanings of the racial composition of the population, a theme that reverberates in the works addressed to the children. If in the works produced up to the 1920s black characters were absent or referred to the then recent slavery past, a shift can now be observed. Black characters become frequent, described in such a manner as to characterize a supposed, hierarchically defined, racial integration. Through the description of the physical and cognitive features of the black characters, of their relation to white characters, and their insertion in the social sphere, a vision of the race issue addressed to children is composed. Blacks appear as stereotyped characters, described from markedly ethnocentric cultural perspectives that, even when trying to build an image of integration, do it from the whitening of the characters. Actually, more than whitening the characters, children's literature of the period addresses and shapes a model reader identified with the white characters and cultural references signaling, therefore, to the whitening of the reader. |
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