Monteiro Lobato e o politicamente correto
By: Feres Júnior, João
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Contributor(s): NASCIMENTO, Leonardo Fernandes | EISENBERG, Zena Winona.
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ArticlePublisher: Rio de Janeiro : IESP / UERJ, 2013Online resources: Acesso Dados - Revista de Ciências Sociais 56, 1, p. 69-108Abstract: An analysis of news coverage on directives from the Brazilian Ministry of Education concerning racism in the childrens book Caçadas de Pedrinho (Little Pete Goes Hunting) by Monteiro Lobato (1882-1948) reveals numerous media attacks against a purported leftwing politically correct patrol. Such media coverage also denied or glossed over the racism in Lobatos literary work and life. The current article differs from the dominant stance in the Brazilian mainstream media by exposing the blatantly racist content of various passages in Lobatos books, the need and justification for political correctness in contemporary democratic societies, and the inappropriateness of the dominant media position and the Ministry of Educations recommendations on the use of this book in classrooms.
An analysis of news coverage on directives from the Brazilian Ministry of Education concerning racism in the childrens book Caçadas de Pedrinho (Little Pete Goes Hunting) by Monteiro Lobato (1882-1948) reveals numerous media attacks against a purported leftwing politically correct patrol. Such media coverage also denied or glossed over the racism in Lobatos literary work and life. The current article differs from the dominant stance in the Brazilian mainstream media by exposing the blatantly racist content of various passages in Lobatos books, the need and justification for political correctness in contemporary democratic societies, and the inappropriateness of the dominant media position and the Ministry of Educations recommendations on the use of this book in classrooms.
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