As pinturas de Jean Baptiste Debret como linguagem pedagógica nos livros didáticos de história do sétimo ano.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to discuss possibilities of use of iconographic sources in the seventh year textbooks of fundamental level II, understanding them as a form of language for History teaching and for the verification of the contents learning by the students who use the textbooks in their daily lives. From our experiences in Basic Education, it is understood that History teaching is still based on the use of few methodological resources in the classroom. Therefore, the use of images in the classroom by students makes this discipline, in practical terms, an absorption of knowledge beyond reading the written text. The research was based on Debret’s study of images, aiming to contribute to the educational historiographic debate, insofar as the sources studied can provide new explanations regarding the specific contents of History in textbooks, also making it possible to understand the current dynamics of education and its future perspectives. Therefore, the iconographic source has an effective and plausible utility, much more than a mere illustration, it becomes properly a methodological resource to be interpreted for understanding History. To refer to our discussion, we use authors such as Circe Bitencourt, Marlene Grillo, José Barros de Assunção, Manoel Ivan, Fonseca, Vanessa de Lima, Litz, Selbach among others.