ETHNORACIAL READINGS AND PEDAGOGICAL PROPOSALS IN CRISTIANE SOBRAL’S O TAPETE VOADOR

Abstract

Cristiane Sobral's work O Tapete Voador (The Flying Carpet, 2017) is a collection of short stories that explores themes of Black empowerment and racial discrimination, featuring female characters in pursuit of social advancement. This article aims to analyze how Sobral, through engaging narratives, addresses the construction of a contemporary Black identity and challenges racial and social prejudices, as well as to propose ways of approaching the text in literature classes for the third year of public high schools. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the relevance of discussing such themes in a society that still faces the consequences of a slave-owning past and the persistence of structural racism. Based on Djamila Ribeiro's Pequeno Manual Antirracista (2019), the article "Relações Raciais no Brasil e a Construção da Identidade da Pessoa Negra" (Racial Relations in Brazil and the Construction of Black Identity) by Pinto and Ferreira (2014), in addition to theoretical contributions by Conceição Evaristo (2024), Eduardo de Assis Duarte (2023), Pereira et al. (2013), and supported by Brazilian Law No. 10,639/2003, this article also highlights the importance of awareness and anti-racist resistance as tools for social transformation. For classroom application, the study suggests didactic sequences to promote discussions that encourage students to reflect and debate the issues presented in Sobral's work, drawing on the proposals of Rildo Cosson (2006), thereby fostering a critical, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment.