A criança negra na literatura infantil brasileira contemporânea.

Abstract

This study objective is to analyze how the black child is characterized in texts aimed at children, from a sociological approach of the literary text and the assumptions of comparative literature. For this purpose, 24 children's stories that feature characters black children were selected, and it is possible to see that these works reveal the transformations that occurred in Brazilian society with regard to black. Divided into three chapters, the assignment search of theoretical support in the works of Antonio Candido, Rosangela Malachias and Florestan Fernandes, among others. The analysis was organized into four blocks, in which has been sought to observe the following aspects: the difficulties in identifying the black child before the European cultural dictates about the standard model of beauty, how the family faces the question of difference and prejudice when child's character is subjected to discrimination of other social groups, such as the school can serve prejudiced actions, and deeds that rescue the memory of African culture, through myths or legends of African people and aspects related to the valuation of history and African culture process. In general, it is possible to observe that the production of works whose characters are black children was intensified after the 1988 Constitution and the Law 10.639/2003. The literary discourse aimed at children, therefore changes before tranformations in society and shows a new social-historical context in which minorities are replaced in central space. The legal and political discourse that miss over the 1988 Constitution and the Law 10.639/2003 permeates the literary discourse, in order to teach a behavior of respect to black - indicating that such connection has yet to be established and inspired in social relations, that still there are no equal opportunities for all races, but there is a movement to it becomes real.