A história da África em uma coleção de livros didáticos produzidos para o PNLD/EM (2008 – 2017).

Abstract

The research in textbooks also called didactic books is a complex task, since it is necessary to ascertain all the dimensions that compose the book. The analysis of national programs and laws involving the production of a book as a historical source are dimensions that require more accurate observation if the purpose is to work the book as a research object. Following the enactment of Law No. 10,639 on January 9th, 2003, which made education on the History of Africa and Afro-Brazilian Culture compulsory in both primary and secondary schools, there was a sharp rise in academic research on the African continent. Taking this into consideration, this research aims to analyze the approach presented on the History of Africa in a collection of didactic books produced for the National High School Textbook Program (PNLDD), in the cycles of 2009, 2012 and 2015. Desiring to understand the approach taken to Africa, observing what has been kept or changed in the representation of the theme over the years. In order to do so, three editions of the work Global History - Brazil and General, by Gilberto Vieira Cotrim, published under the scope of PNLDD, will be analyzed. The methodology is textual analysis based on the theoretical reference of the historian Roger Chartier, focusing on two categories of analysis: textuality and materiality of the book, to better understand what approach is given to the African continent in these examples. In order to know the history of the African continent, it is necessary not to ignore the difficulties it faces and omit their reality. However, it is also necessary to present its riches, advances, cultures and traditions, in order to have a new perspective on the continent.