A MORTE (E A VOLTA) DO LEITOR - OU DE COMO USAR A VOZ DO OUTRO PARA REFORÇAR DISTÂNCIAS NA AULA DE LITERATURA

Literature teachers often complain about the passivity and lack of motivation in their students, reinforcing an image which is strongly influenced by an unconscious policy of signification in the formation of the students subjectivities. In this article I discuss the possibility of interpreting students passive and subordinate behaviour as a process of “habitus” formation, in a situation in which students assimilate the legitimised discourse of their teachers and end up by believing in it as the expression of an inner truth about themselves. I hold that students (and teachers) need help in their quest for their own voices, that language itself presents them with opportunities of resistance and change, and that conflict can be seen as a fertile ground for changes.