A trajetória dos suportes informacionais e suas implicações nas práticas leitoras

Abstract

Since ancient times, the human being have felt the need to keep his records preserved for posterity. In order to store and convey information, several writing surfaces from nature have been used by man: boards of clay, cave walls, papyrus, parchment and paper. When digital era arrived, the electronic books changed reality. All these writing materials have undergone changes in their formats, in the way they are created and how they are used, as societies evolved. In fifteenth century, the invention of the printing press increased book circulation and helped information become more accessible. The press and the other suqsequent technological breakthrough events brought about profound changes in how people read, in different regions of the world. In Brazil, reading practices have developed late and still finds serious hinders. Therefore, this work aims to study the evolution of writing materials and how they affected reading practices over time. To do so, it shows a timeline with the main events that occured in each historical period. The work is based on a bibliographical survey through literature review on databases, articles, books and websites addressing this topic. For the result, it’s inferable that reading practices have followed the development of writing materials and have directly shaped the literacy process, social inclusion and social relations in each civilization.