O protagonismo das princesas africanas na literatura juvenil: uma investigação no PNBE

This paper is a reflection that approach and discuss the protagonism of black princess in contemporary publications, especially after the law 10.639/03. In this part, the main purpose is show the bibliographic survey carried out in all the edition of Programa Nacional da Biblioteca Escolar (PNBE) for the final years of elementary school and analyze the contributions of these narratives are providing to (re) knowledge of memory of African princess. The theoretical approaches are the studies of Oliveira (2008), Paiva, and Soares (2014) which indicate the progress and concerns that the law represents regarding the legitimation of afro-brazilian literature. In this first study, it has already been possible to locate some narratives written by Brazilian who are adapting African and /or afro-brazilian folk tales and reveal the stories of African princess who “apparently” existed, but they were forgotten in history and memory of the readers.