Reading Baldwin and Adichie in English classes:

articulations among language, literature, and antiracism

Authors

  • Dayse Rayane e Silva Muniz Universidade de Brasília
  • Thayza Alves Matos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/cerrados.v32i61.45882

Keywords:

Literatura antirracista, Literatura em língua inglesa, James Baldwin, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, BNCC

Abstract

Abstract: This article aims to reflect about the scarce inclusion of Afro-Diasporic literature in English in the Brazilian Basic Education, intending to bring purposes which contribute to a larger visibility of these productions. The studies are based on the Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) e on the theorists Luiz Silva Cuti (2010) and Eduardo de Assis Duarte (2014). To design the approximation among the English language, Literature and Antiracism, we elaborate on the works of James Baldwin and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Keywords: Literature in English; Antiracist Literature; James Baldwin; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; BNCC.

Author Biography

  • Dayse Rayane e Silva Muniz, Universidade de Brasília
    Doutora em Literatura e Práticas Sociais pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB), professora de Literatura, Língua Inglesa e Metodologia de Ensino no Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal (UDF) e pesquisadora do Grupo Mayombe, da UnB.

References

ADICHIE, Chimamanda Ngozi. Americanah. Tradução de Julia Romeu. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2014.

BALDWIN, James. Notas de um Filho Nativo. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2020.

Published

2023-05-31

Issue

Section

Dossier - African and Afrodiasporic Literatures: Emancipatory Writings

How to Cite

Reading Baldwin and Adichie in English classes: : articulations among language, literature, and antiracism. (2023). Revista Cerrados, 32(61), 222-232. https://doi.org/10.26512/cerrados.v32i61.45882

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