Ensino de história com tiras do Capitão Rapadura na EEMTI Padre Marcelino Champagnat

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the use of comic books in history education, drawing parallels between graphic sequential art and Klaus Bergmann and Jorn Rüsen’s Didactics of History. The main objective of this study is to foster historical consciousness among high school students using comic strips featuring the character Capitão Rapadura, created by the Ceará-based artist Mino, and to develop an educational product based on the same theme. Our research is qualitative and was conducted through bibliographic, documentary, and field study, the latter wich consists of classroom experiences with four classes at the Padre Marcelino Champanat Full-Time State High School over two semesters in the elective course “Comics and Humanities.” The product developed from this work is a teaching aid designed for teachers interested in working with the character, comic strips, history instruction or any combination between those. The elective course was conducted in three parts: visual literacy alongside the introduction of the character, the selection of themes relevant to the students’ daily lives, and the creation of comic strips in which the pupils appropriated the character of Capitão Rapadura. The evaluation of the activities carried out throughout the elective course, and especially the final activity, revealed that most students developed their historical awareness toward more complex forms, including critical and genetic approaches. The project contributes to the revival of local art, broadens the academic debate and materializes the historical learning in the framework of Didactics of History.