Prejudice and Differences in Children’s Literature

This article discusses how prejudice and differences are approached in children’s literature aimed at the K-12 education by the National Program of Schoolbook (Programa Nacional do Livro Didático – PNLD, 2013 edition). It is based on the Historical Cultural Theory. Fourteen literary works which deal...

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Main Authors: Jully Fortunato Buendgens, Diana Carvalho de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2016-04-01
Series:Educação & Realidade
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Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/educacaoerealidade/article/view/50721
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Summary:This article discusses how prejudice and differences are approached in children’s literature aimed at the K-12 education by the National Program of Schoolbook (Programa Nacional do Livro Didático – PNLD, 2013 edition). It is based on the Historical Cultural Theory. Fourteen literary works which deal with prejudice and/or differences were analyzed. In these books, daily life is the usual scenery and the main scope where prejudice originates. Children’s literature should contribute to allow the readers to create other meanings to the prejudicial situations, using their own life experiences as reference. However, it is fundamental to discuss the differences by their historical dimension, considering that they are produced by unequal processes of production of life.
ISSN:0100-3143
2175-6236