Teaching-learning of Philosophy through History in Quadrinhos

Abstract

Comic strip is based on the relationship between two different languages: textual and figurative. This medium is also a language that generally favors the playful experience. In 2006, Darlei Possamai defended his master's thesis in Language Sciences, Philosophy in High School: the History of Comics in a literacy perspective. Possamai's dissertation showed, through classroom practices and questionnaires, the opening of young people to learning philosophy through comic strip history and the relevant barriers between these young people and Plato's text. Possamai indicates an obstacle to the teaching of philosophy in Basic Education and an obstacle to the teaching of philosophy through History in Comics. First, philosophy, within a technical environment - a mark of our current society -, is considered useless and meaningless. Basic education is geared towards the market and the world of work and not to think, rethink and reflect on the market and the world of work. Thus, the connection between theory and praxis is necessary or philosophy will not find space for its effectiveness. On the other hand, philosophers, journalists and a pedagogical inertia ignore or even condemn the use of other linguistic means in didactic-pedagogical spaces. For these, languages ​​other than textual are marked by superficiality and confuse rather than explain. Therefore, it would be necessary to open the pedagogical spaces for the variety of languages ​​as a way to enrich the teaching-learning experience.