Educação antirracista nas disciplinas eletivas do ensino médio: o vir a ser negro(a)

Abstract

When examining educational contexts, we noticed that ethnic-racial relations had a negative impact on the education of black students. The process of subordination of black people built up over the course of history distanced the school from positive knowledge and discourse about the history of black Brazilians. This process of exploitation generated revolt and, consequently, struggles. These disputes have brought significant results in the lives of black and white people in Brazilian society. An important achievement for the inclusion of black knowledge and people has been public education policies. For this reason, new scenarios are emerging in the educational fields that create new possibilities for strengthening the constitution of black people's identities. The purpose of this research proposal is to develop anti-racist educational practices in high school elective classes that provide students with a deeper understanding of Brazilian race relations and their implications for the daily lives of the individuals in the classroom. Analyzing the interactions that occur in the school environment between black and white people is important if we are to create dialogues based on values that strengthen black identities and ethnic-racial relations. Based on thinkers such as Nilma Lino Gomes (2003, 2005., 2018) bell hooks (2006, 2017, 2021), Stuart Hall (2006, 2008, 2020), Tadeu Tomaz da Silva (2008, 2023), Abdias do Nascimento (2016), among others, we sought to understand the reality of black Brazilian education and how education can be used as a tool for rebuilding black identity. The action-research culminated in the development of the educational product entitled “Building knowledge and practices of an anti-racist education through a didactic sequence”, designed during the Professional Master's Degree in Teaching in Basic Education of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program at CEPAE/UFG, through observations and data collected. The purpose of the product is to present a didactic sequence of an instructional and expository nature. This educational product is available in the appendix of this dissertation. This initiative is inspired by the historical struggle of black people for a better understanding of racial issues in education and how specific educational practices can contribute to the construction of an anti-racist education, thus promoting the strengthening of black identities.