Protagonismo e autoria feminina no PNLD 2020 literário

Abstract

The study addresses the theme “Female Leadership and Authorship in the 2020 Literary PNLD.” The objective of the study is to identify the profile of literary authorship and the prominence of female characters as well as black or indigenous characters present in the PNLD 2020 Digital Guide - Literary, Final Years of Elementary Education. The method employed was bibliographic and documentary research, using specialized search engines for scientific content, publishers' websites, and the Guide’s summaries. Data from 48 romances works recommended for the 6th and 7th grades were collected and cataloged in a spreadsheet on the Institutional Google Drive, gathering and cataloging identifying data and those most related to the research question (How many works have female authorship, female leadership, and indigenous or black leadership?). The data analysis was based on the numbers obtained, which were presented through graphs. These were analyzed using the theoretical contributions of Woolf (2020), to discuss the importance of the female perspective in writing and reading; Adichie (2019), warning about "the danger of a single story"; female leadership in Machado's stories (1986); Ribeiro (2019), teaching about racism and anti-racist practices; and Dalcastagnè (2018), Anzaldúa (1980), and Teish (1980), addressing a new, rich, and necessary perspective on female literary productions. The main result revealed that there is a lack of a Brazilian literary collection aimed at schools that educates young students for gender equity and ethnic-racial relations. In conclusion, a responsible and respectful education of boys and girls, whether in the family or educational context, should include Brazilian female, black, and indigenous literature, promoted by public policies. Keywords: female authorship, children's and youth literature, gender equity, female leadership, black/indigenous leadership.