Classical and contemporary works in school: how to access them, why read them?

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Volmir Cardoso
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Terra Roxa e Outras Terras: Revista de Estudos Literários
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/terraroxa/article/view/27158
• topic: Contemporary Literature; Classical Literature; Historical-Critical Pedagogy; Literatura contemporânea; Clássicos literários; Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica

This article proposes a discussion on the literary reading practices made in the school environment, from two moments: first, it is thought how to access literature from reading in new media and supporters, as well as literary experiments in contemporary times that They point to the rise of multimedia writer and a new reader profile. Second time, we try to think of the update of the literary classics reading procedures in school, understanding it as a right of the student to have access to aesthetic and cultural objects can fulfill an important role in a humanistic education, endorsed by a historical-critical approach. In parallel, develops a reflection on the problems and difficulties in the implementation of public policies to modify the low literary reading rate in elementary school. So we intend to contribute to think about the relevance of classical works in schools and the incorporation of new reading practices that can improve the contact of students with the literary canon and contemporary authors.