O Diário de Anne Frank (1947): uma oficina de leitura sobre os perigos do totalitarismo

Abstract

This research focuses on the creation and application of an educational product constituted by an interdisciplinary reading workshop, promoting dialogues between literature and history. The application activity was developed with high school students at a public school in the city of Jaguapitã in 2024. The work was entitled The Diary of Anne Frank (1947): a reading workshop on the dangers of totalitarianism, with the aim of encouraging the habit of reading and the construction of knowledge from a critical perspective. With the application of the product, it was possible to see how the workshop awakened in the participants some ideas about the dangers of totalitarian regimes, specifically Nazism, a movement that terrorized the world in the 20th century and was significant during World War II. This regime promoted the persecution and took the lives of millions of people considered “enemies” such as Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, and people with disabilities. The Diary of Anne Frank (1947) – the work chosen to guide the didactical activities and the elaboration of the educational product – has proven to be a timeless and important text for the study of this historical moment, especially among young people. Based on the creation and application of this educational product, this dissertation was produced, which seeks to outline a critical and analytical theoretical perspective on the constitution of totalitarianism, as well as to report how the workshop was conducted during its application.