Chamada V7 N2 - Revista de Letras Juçara

Dossier:

ONCE UPON A TIME... IN OUR TIME: SOCIAL ISSUES IN VERBAL AND VISUAL PRODUCTIONS OF THE LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Organização do dossiê temático:

Márcia Tavares (UFCG), Dheiky do Rêgo Monteiro Rocha (UEMA/ UFCG), Thiago Alves Valente (UENP).

Deadline for submission: 06/07 to 06/09.

Expected publication date: december/2023.

Thematic Dossier:

In contemporary literary narratives targeted to children and young people, multiple themes are mobilized to compose the stories, given the various possibilities of (re)creation. Fairy tales, for example, bring in their inventory a component of the oral tradition, from immemorial times, passing through other social-cultural contexts of production. Currently, many stories gain other versions and legitimate adaptations to the demands of representation of the human condition or establish inter-textual relationships with these classic tales, without losing their aesthetic value, whether in verbal and visual achievements, or in interactions with other languages. The theme suggested for this dossier proposes to bring together theoretical and critical reflections on contemporary literary works that focus on important themes to our social-historical time, such as identity, race, politics, war, oppression, immigration, death, violence, melancholy, ecology, among others. By the way, the dossier intends to present studies that deal with the types of production, circulation and reading practices processes. Under the observance of the way of being in the world, these stories can provide thought-provoking and reflective literary experiences for children and young people, who are also surrounded by these thematic aspects in social life, giving them autonomy through new meanings in the reading horizon, according to trends listed by critics and scholars Colomer (2017), Gregorin Filho (2011), Hunt (2010), Khéde (1990), Lajolo and Zilberman (1984) and Souza (2001). That said, it is convenient to focus on the fairy tale, tale in general, retelling and minitale genres. Therefore, studies of children's and youth works are accepted, under multiple critical perspectives of contemporary thought.

Justification:

The investigation of the productions of contemporary narratives, in verbal and visual productions, made available to child and adolescent readers, is necessary due to the continuous important research that are consolidated in the field of the scope focused, in literary studies, outlining concentrated and dynamic paths regarding the social issues, built on the narrative level, for reflection on the factors of production, circulation and reception.