Interação, afeto e ancestralidade: a relação entre avós e netos em duas obras da literatura infantil e juvenil de temática africana e afro-brasileira

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze the main characters, the grandparents and the children, the interaction, the affection relation between grandparents and grandchildren, thinking about how ancestry is connected to this aspect in two works of children and teenage literature with African and Afro-Brazilian themes: "Sona contos africanos desenhados na areia" by Rogério Andrade Barbosa and "Black power of Akin", by Kiusam de Oliveira. From the category interaction, presented by Silva (2022), we analyze the relationship of affection between grandparents and grandchildren, thinking about how ancestry is linked to this aspect. To situate the object of the research, we delineated the historical context of children and teenage literature and its influences, especially in Brazil, and discussed the increase of black characters in literary works. A survey was made of theses and dissertations that

approach the "African and Afro-Brazilian themes" and "black characters" in the post- graduation courses at UEPG. The thematic analysis of the works "O Black power de

Akin", by Kiusam de Oliveira, and "Sona contos africanos desenhados na areia", by Rogério Andrade Barbosa, will be based on three categories listed by Silva (2022): I) Characterization of the central characters, observing the central conflict of the plots, since the protagonists' actions are fundamental to their constitution; II) Space described in the texts. Next, the interaction, which is the main objective of the dissertation, which will observe the affection relationship of the grandfather and grandson. Finally, we analyze illustrations from the books, highlighting how the characters are represented in a non-stereotypical way. The research methodology is qualitative and is based on the reading and analysis of the books, in order to verify how the concepts are manifested in the text and how meanings are constructed. To this end, we will use the propositions of: Oliveira (2021) for ancestry; Lajolo and Zilberman (2007) for contextualization of the object of study children and youth literature; Debus (2017); Araújo (2017, 2018, 2019); Araújo e Silva (2020); Araújo e Silva (2012); Araújo; Oliveira (2021) Jovino (2006); Oliveira (2003, 2010); Gouvêa (2005); Hall (2016) for the concept of stereotype. We found from the analyses, works that present the black child as the protagonist of their history, revealing the ancestry and tradition that is part of the lives of children and their grandparents. As a result of the research, it was observed that in both works, the grandparents play an important role in the development of the children; they welcome, give affection, love, and attention to their grandchildren. The children feel this love, this patience, and, as a result, they show a look of enchantment, admiration for the teachings, strengthening the relationship with their grandparents.