Diversity and textbook

escape routes from monoculturalism for teaching literature

Abstract

This work begins with a reflection on the importance of textbooks In Brazilian schools, establishing a contrasting parameter between the birth of textbooks In Brazil In the 20th century, with their rigorous production control, and, on the other hand, the demands arising from social movements In the 21st century for the creation of a book that meets the needs of a multicultural generation. The work first examines the legal process of establishing textbooks In Brazil, noting the establishment of a monocultural material In Brazilian education, thus justifying the reductionist profile attributed to textbooks. The work then presents a study of a collection of Portuguese language textbooks, which reveals escape routes from the monoculturalism of the 20th century, gradually constructing, through textual genres, a multicultural material with an eye toward diversity and, therefore, toward an anti-racist education.

Submission: Jun 30, 2025 ⊶ Accepted: Sep 28, 2025