CENSORSHIP AND LGBTQIAPN+ LITERATURE

WELCOMING IN READING MEDIATION PRACTICES AND LITERARY REPRESENTATION AS FORMS OF RESISTANCE

Authors

  • Leandra Alencar Soares Lima de Passo Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
  • Lidia Eugenia Cavalcante

Keywords:

reading mediation, gender and sexuality studies, LGBTQIAPN+, censorship, welcoming

Abstract

ensorship, despite the existence of laws guaranteeing freedom of expression, continues to affect and restrict diverse forms of artistic expression, as well as historically marginalized groups. With this in mind, the objective was to reflect how reading mediation and LGBTQIAPN+ literary representation function as mechanisms of inclusion and resistance. Regarding the methodology, this is a bibliographic and documentary study of an exploratory nature and qualitative approach. Furthermore, a narrative literature review was conducted on the topics addressed, using the BRAPCI, SciELO, and CAPES Journal Portal databases to provide the theoretical and discursive foundation. As a result, it is evident that literary works featuring queer protagonists have historically oscillated between visibility and a welcoming space on the one hand, and being the target of control and repression mechanisms on the other. However, today we are witnessing intensive political and social mobilization by this community in pursuit of its demands, which can be amplified through reading mediation practices in informational environments, whether physical or digital. It can be concluded that it is possible to identify potential contributions from the relationship established between literature featuring LGBTQIAPN+ protagonists and reading mediation within the field of Information Science. 

Author Biographies

  • Leandra Alencar Soares Lima de Passo, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

    Doutoranda em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), com bolsa da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Mestra em Ciência da Informação pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal do Ceará (PPGCI/UFC). Bacharela em Biblioteconomia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). 

  • Lidia Eugenia Cavalcante

    Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Tem pós-doutorado em Ciência da Informação pela Université de Montreal. Professora visitante - Université de Montreal e pesquisadora du Réseau canadien de recherche partenariale sur la philanthropie (PHILAB). Professora titular da Universidade Federal do Ceará, atuando como professora permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação (PPGCI). 

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Published

2026-11-13

Conference Proceedings Volume

2026: XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO

Section

GT 12 – Informação, Estudos Étnico-Raciais, Gênero e Diversidades

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