Banca de DEFESA: ÉRICA ARAÚJO VERÇOSA

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STUDENT : ÉRICA ARAÚJO VERÇOSA
DATE: 27/08/2025
TIME: 08:00
LOCAL: ONLINE
TITLE:

What do children say about death? Children's literature as a mediator of conversation circles at school

KEY WORDS:

Keywords: Death. School. Children. Literature. Transdisciplinarity.

PAGES: 130
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUMMARY:

Life and death go hand in hand, as inseparable dimensions of human existence, and they also strongly permeate the universe of childhood. Talking about death is essential so that children do not have to experience grief alone or in silence. In this sense, schools can be seen as privileged spaces for listening and care, also able to embrace questions, fears, and feelings. Children's literature, as an art that evokes emotions and mobilizes imagination, proves to be a powerful resource for mediating dialogues about finitude, by offering words, images, and narratives that help children name and process their experiences. This is what this qualitative research conducted in a public school in Recife, Pernambuco, reveals. It was done through reading circles, play, art, meditation, and honest conversations with elementary school children about this challenging and vital topic. The theoretical framework used were studies by Kovács (2020), regarding the need for education about death; Paiva (2011), discussing death with children in school; Urie Bronfenbrenner (1979), based on the bioecological theory of development, emphasizing late childhood; Antonio Candido (1988), with the conception of literature as art; Nicolescu (1999), bringing a transdisciplinary perspective; Tiago Ribeiro, Rafael de Souza, and Carmem Sampaio (2018) regarding conversation as a methodological foundation; Bastos and Biar (2015) in narrative analysis, among other authors. More than just ready-made answers, the research reveals the importance of offering children a place for words, affection, and imagination, where life and death can be talked about, felt, and shared. Keywords: Death. School. Children. Children's literature. Transdisciplinarity.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - Eliana Lucia Madureira Yunes
Presidente - HUGO MONTEIRO FERREIRA
Interno - HUMBERTO DA SILVA MIRANDA
Externa à Instituição - Kátia Regina Lopes Costa Freire - UFRN