Cultura e imperialismo em Coração das Trevas, de Joseph Conrad: uma proposta de divulgação científica e de ensino de história

Abstract

This paper analyzes Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, published in 1899, and, based on it, proposes the production of scientific dissemination materials in history, aiming at their subsequent use in the classroom. Thinking about the teaching of history through literature, also understood as a historical source, is one of the central themes of this monograph. In this research, we intend to understand how the historical context in which the work was written—marked by European imperialism in the 19th century—impacted the novel and influenced Conrad's perspective. In addition, we also seek to analyze how, in different historical contexts, Heart of Darkness was reread and appropriated by cinematic language based on new questions and new perspectives. The processes involving the imperialist domination in Africa, especially in the Congo Free State from that period, are central themes in Conrad's work and can be discussed in the classroom by observing how the same artistic work takes on different meanings in different historical periods. As a teaching strategy, the use of podcasts, a flexible audio tool that allows easy access for the listener, is suggested. Thus, this monograph aims not only to analyze the potential of the presented novel as a historical source but also to produce material that can act both as a scientific dissemination in history and as an accessible teaching tool for use in the classroom.