Lectura, infancia y políticas inclusivas en Brasil: reflexiones sobre la experiencia literaria y la diversidad cultural en el arte

Abstract

In Brazil, since 2003, the Law 10.639 establishes guidelines for inclusive education, by introducing the African, African-Brazilian, and indigenous history and literature, in schools. The purpose of government is to contest a chronic situation in the country: the ethnic and racial discrimination toward black people and indigenous. This analysis paints a brief overview of African-Brazilian children's and young adult’s literature, reflecting on the reconciliation of the law, literary art and the representation of black people characters in children's texts. Our goal is to question whether affirmative policies can discuss racism and simultaneously enhance the enjoyment of reading, another major challenge to the Brazilian education.

DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/elos.1.1719