Negrinha, caçadas de Pedrinho e cartas de Lobato: uma investigação do racismo sob a ótica da ACD

Abstract

This research is a study of the works "Negrinha" and "Cassada de Pedrinho" Monteiro Lobato analyzed under the aegis of Critical Discourse Analysis. We tried to elucidate issues concerning the reasons for these work be considered racists, and this analysis can direct reading in Portuguese classes. Such works are the product of a particular historical moment and they are characterized by strong ideological connotations related to racism in Brazil of the early twentieth century. It is therefore up to teachers, conducting a critical analysis to attenuate the racial prejudice that exists in our society and that unfortunately isn t a speech generally analyzed in a critically way. This research is mainly theoretical support the three-dimensional model of the speech Fairclough (1989, 1997, 2001), where the speech is the constitutive trainer of racial discrimination in textual spheres, the discursive and social practice. These narrative speeches manipulate language users for their own interests. They are explained by Van Dick (2005, 2012a, 2012b, 2012c) as mental models that make up the racist system and alluding to the ideology as persuasive instrument able to direct people to own goals of power; cognition and mental models; the establishment of the racist system of racial discrimination. Thus, the context is seen as a construct of oral and written discourse, ideologies, power, and interaction and (re) production of communicative actions. Finally, the realization of this study allows us to state that the two works bring indeed strong racist connotations. In this sense, we suggest them to be studied in schools or sent to public libraries, need accurate information about the historical context in which they were written. Which are conducted critical analyzes through a confrontation with the current context of contemporary society.