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SILVA, Vívian Stefanne Soares. THE PROTAG ONISM OF BLAC K LEADERS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS AFTER THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW 10.639/03: RESIGNIFYING SIMPLIST VISIONS?. Revista da FAEEBA: Educação e Contemporaneidade [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.62, pp.30-45.  Epub 16-Dic-2021. ISSN 2358-0194.  https://doi.org/10.21879/faeeba2358-0194.2021.v30.n62.p30-45.

This paper aims to analyze the work Madiba, o menino africano (2011), a biographical narrative with Nelson Mandela as the main character, through the observation of graphic, editorial, and enunciative aspects of the book. Onwards we discuss how children’s books published after Law 10.639/2003 weave their representations. In addition, how these representations are tied to power instances, such as schools and government. We concluded as of pondering that although the black character appears as a protagonist in these books, his representation tends to be based on colonialist perceptions; moreover, these perceptions tend to select specific aspects of his trajectory that can build a social imaginary that sees the black subject as peaceful when faced with situations of racism/prejudice. Thus, although biographical accounts about black characters are of great social relevance - since they resignify the collective imaginary about the hero’s appearance and origin - these accounts are still tied to a simplistic representation of both South Africa and the political leader and should be rethought as representative elements of racial, ethnic groups in literary books.

Palabras clave : children's literature; black representation; law 10.639/03; Nelson Mandela.

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