Miss Cora, the porridge and the inheritance of the (other) colours: childhood and politics in Os Meninos Verdes (and their ilustrators)

Abstract

The article attempts a reading of the dialectic between the text and the images from the first edition of Os Meninos Verdes, written by goianian poet Cora Coralina and illustrated by Art Studio Gepp e Maia. This reading begins with a discussion of the markedly ideological elements of Cora Coralina and then and ties to demonstrate how these elements are assimilated and processed ”“ though largely rejected ”“ in the illustration work. Finally, we elucidate the implications of this critical discussion in ethical and pedagogical terms.