The Protagonism of Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Tales in Comics

Abstract

The creation of the comics Cupim Conta Contos by the research group Cupim: Graphic Narratives and Visual Arts of the School of Fine Arts - UFBA is based on the diffusion of the Brazilian Law nº 11.645, on the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and indigenous culture in schools, in view of the scarcity of playful content observed and the need to portray the stories of the peoples that are of great importance for the Brazilian identity. The methodology used is based on Design Thinking, whose process line is Inspiration, Ideation and Prototyping. At Inspiration, we sought to study authors who research comics, short stories and recreational activities with the target audience; Ideation sought a specific methodology for Comics, analyzing references and similars; and in Prototyping, mockups and the final version of the magazine were made. The magazine has 8 Afro-Brazilian and indigenous tales in the Comics format. In this way, the result demonstrates how this language has a strong influence among young people and is a way friendly and playful to disseminate relevant content to society, as well as the oral histories of people who collaborated in the construction of Brazilian identity.