Retratos da docência feminina: reflexões sobre sua representação na literatura infantil

Abstract

This study is the result of the analysis of infantojuvenis literature books, in which there is the presence of the personage teacher of Portuguese Language. The choice was given to the fact of being a current theme, and often little remembered, since the teacher character plays a significant role in the formation of the child, but is also a very present figure in society. First, there is a collection about Child Literature, about the importance, the emergence and its relation with the school. Then, a study about the teaching profession, its achievements, some considerations about the teaching identity, the feminization occurred in the teaching profession, and the way in which it is represented in Children's Literature is carried out. And finally, the works analyzed are presented: Minhas férias, pula uma linha, parágrafo (1999), Fazendo nada (2002) and Uma escola assim, eu quero pra mim (2007). The research was developed, through a bibliographical study, having as main authors: Cademartori (2010), Coelho (2000), Lajolo and Zilberman (1999), Nóvoa (1995), Penin (2009), Geraldi (1984) Silveira (2002) among others. It was verified that many are the teachers representations that circulate in the infantojuvenis histories, be it in the clothing, the language or the daily actions practiced in the profession, which contribute so that the identity of the teacher of Portuguese can develop.