A morte na literatura infanto-juvenil: da análise de obras literárias ao incentivo da leitura desta problemática na “Hora do Conto” da Biblioteca Escolar.
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2013-11
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Portuguese
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O medo da Morte provavelmente é justificado pela abordagem ainda incipiente desta temática
na Literatura Infanto-Juvenil e pela falta de preparação dos professores / mediadores de leitura
em relação a esta vertente. Este nosso estudo tem como objetivo geral explorar a morte na
Literatura Infanto-Juvenil, em vinte obras com valor literário, de autores portugueses e
estrangeiros, de clássicos a contemporâneos, e sugerir o seu aproveitamento em atividades de
promoção da leitura pela biblioteca escolar. São objetivos específicos: a) explorar as origens da
literatura infanto-juvenil, bem como o papel dos professores bibliotecários e das bibliotecas
escolares na sua promoção e divulgação; b) selecionar e analisar um conjunto de obras da
literatura infantil e juvenil, presentes em catálogos e listas de referência nacionais, que
abordam a temática da morte, organizando-as em fichas de leitura; c) analisar e interpretar os
conteúdos relevantes nas obras selecionadas, de modo a fundamentar a sua relação com a
temática da morte; d) sugerir formas concretas de aproveitamento das obras analisadas nas
bibliotecas escolares pelos professores bibliotecários. Do ponto de vista metodológico trata-se
de um estudo de índole qualitativa, em que se recorre às seguintes estratégias: a) pesquisa
bibliográfica e pesquisa documental; b) análise dos conteúdos das obras, realizada nas
seguintes etapas: seleção e leitura de obras literárias; organização de fichas de leitura; análise
e interpretação de dados. Pretendemos que os resultados culminem em sugestões a
desenvolver na Hora do Conto pelas bibliotecas escolares e pelos professores bibliotecários
nas escolas, tendo em vista a promoção da leitura desta temática emergente e a compreensão
da mesma na vida quotidiana. Como asserção principal, infere-se que o que verdadeiramente
interessa é que as crianças e os jovens consigam interagir e aceitar que a vida continua após
enfrentarem uma perda, ultrapassando “as fases do luto”, e atingindo através “desta viagem” a
necessária aprendizagem e maturidade, desenvolvendo uma compreensão saudável acerca da
realidade: a morte faz parte da “Roleta da Vida”. A produção de novo conhecimento está
sempre presente na base do nosso estudo: minimizar os reflexos negativos da literatura sobre
a morte, pois os textos literários contribuem para o verdadeiro desenvolvimento da identidade
dos mais novos.
Fear of Death is probably explained by the incipient approach of this topic in Literature for Children and Youngsters and the lack of preparation of teachers / reading mediators in relation to this subject. As overall purpose, this study aims to explore death in Literature for Children and Young People in twenty books with literary value by Portuguese and foreign authors, from classics to contemporary ones, and suggest their use in activities of reading promotion by school library. Specific objectives are: a) to explore the origins of youngsters’ literature, as well as school libraries and teacher librarians’ role in its promotion and dissemination; b) select and analyze a set of works of youngsters’ literature in catalogs and in national reference lists that work up the topic of death, gathering them into book reports; c) analyze and understand the relevant contents in the selected works, in order to find its relation with the subject of death; d) suggest current ways of using the analyzed books by teacher librarians at school libraries. From the methodological point of view it is a study of qualitative nature, in which it uses the following strategies: a) bibliographical and documentary research; b) content analysis of the books carried out in the following steps: selection and reading of literary texts; organization of book reports; analysis and interpretation of data. We want the outcomes leading up to a set of suggestions to develop at Story Hour by teacher librarians at schools libraries, regarding the reading promotion and understanding of this emergent topic in everyday life. As a main assertion, it appears that what really matters is that children and young people can interact and accept that life goes on after coping with a loss, dealing with a “grief cycle”, and reaching through “this trip” the necessary learning and maturity, developing a healthy comprehension about reality: death is part of the “Gamble of Life”. The production of new knowledge is always present on the basis of our study: to minimize the negative effects of death in literature, since the literary texts contribute to the real development of the youngsters’ identity.
Fear of Death is probably explained by the incipient approach of this topic in Literature for Children and Youngsters and the lack of preparation of teachers / reading mediators in relation to this subject. As overall purpose, this study aims to explore death in Literature for Children and Young People in twenty books with literary value by Portuguese and foreign authors, from classics to contemporary ones, and suggest their use in activities of reading promotion by school library. Specific objectives are: a) to explore the origins of youngsters’ literature, as well as school libraries and teacher librarians’ role in its promotion and dissemination; b) select and analyze a set of works of youngsters’ literature in catalogs and in national reference lists that work up the topic of death, gathering them into book reports; c) analyze and understand the relevant contents in the selected works, in order to find its relation with the subject of death; d) suggest current ways of using the analyzed books by teacher librarians at school libraries. From the methodological point of view it is a study of qualitative nature, in which it uses the following strategies: a) bibliographical and documentary research; b) content analysis of the books carried out in the following steps: selection and reading of literary texts; organization of book reports; analysis and interpretation of data. We want the outcomes leading up to a set of suggestions to develop at Story Hour by teacher librarians at schools libraries, regarding the reading promotion and understanding of this emergent topic in everyday life. As a main assertion, it appears that what really matters is that children and young people can interact and accept that life goes on after coping with a loss, dealing with a “grief cycle”, and reaching through “this trip” the necessary learning and maturity, developing a healthy comprehension about reality: death is part of the “Gamble of Life”. The production of new knowledge is always present on the basis of our study: to minimize the negative effects of death in literature, since the literary texts contribute to the real development of the youngsters’ identity.
Keywords
Literatura infantil, Literatura juvenil, Morte, Bibliotecas escolares, Promoção da leitura, Hora do conto, Literature for children, Literature for young people, Death, School libraries, Reading promotion, Story hour, TMEB
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Correia, G.M.R.R. (2013). A morte na literatura infanto-juvenil: da análise de obras literárias ao incentivo da leitura desta problemática na “Hora do Conto” da Biblioteca Escolar. Dissertação de Mestrado em Educação e Bibliotecas.
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201168766
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Mestrado em Educação e Bibliotecas
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Orientação: Prof.ª Doutora Maria Cristina Vieira de Freitas.