The power of literary education: shaping critical readers and transformative citizens – an interview with the portuguese professor Fernando Azevedo

Abstract

In the context of national and international discussions about literary education, the studies of Professor Fernando Azevedo stand out. In this context, an interview was conducted with the Associate Professor with Aggregation of the Institute of Education of the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), where he is responsible for the regency of undergraduate and graduate course units in the areas of Didactics of the Portuguese Language and Reader Training. In the interview, the author points out different aspects that involve literary education, expanding the understanding of literary mediation, reading comprehension and literacy in the teaching of literature in schools.