“Sinto o que sinto”: a representação da identidade negra presente na literatura infantil e na construção de uma sociedade mais justa

Abstract

Children's literature goes far beyond the fantastic universe or a simple form of entertainment for the child, children's literature enables self-knowledge in the most intimate and profound of their emotions and feelings, in addition to having the possibility of knowing the other, and understand real life issues through stories. The present work aims at recognizing the importance of Children's Literature for the development of the child, all the way about the afro literatures that contribute positively to the formation and the racial ethnic development. It also discusses several other aspects present especially in the work presented here, so the literature is of great importance in issues emerging from society such as the fight against racism, discrimination and prejudices. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to address the educational character of children's literature. As for the methodology, the work in question was carried out through research, considering the link between literature and society sought to establish selection and study of literary text based on theory and other areas of knowledge.