Studentsof Normal CourseNarratives’ aboutchildhoods as powerfulexercisetoproductionofanti-racistpractices
Narratives, Racism, Anti-RacistEducation.
Thismaster'sthesisqualificationtextaimstoidentifyhowadolescentstudentsdealwithissuesrelatedtotheir racial identityhaving as a trigger elementchildhoodnarratives in thefieldof racial ethnicrelations. The researchfieldistheInstituteofEducation, located in thesuburbof Rio de Janeiro and its subjects are sophomorestudentsofthe Normal Course, consideringthe time clipping of 2018/2019.
The researchadopts a qualitative approach using as methodologyandinstruments in the approach: bibliographicalsurveyofthetheme, focusgroups, letterwriting, dialogue circlesand interviews withstudents. The initialtheoreticalreferences are thestudiesof Eliane Cavalleiro (2017) whichindicatethefactthatthe formal educational system isdevoidoffavorableelements for the positive identificationofblackstudentswiththeschool system.
Thesestudiesdemonstratetheneed for a pedagogicalactiontocombatracismand its deployments, such as ethnicprejudiceanddiscrimination.
Thisstudyisexpectedtocontributeto a processofawarenessabouttheeffectivenessofanti-racistlegislations, andtoinitiate new debates withintheschoolgroundsaboutthediverseconceptionsofchildhoodandthecontributionof Afro-Brazilianandindigenouscultures in theconstitutionoftheBrazilianpopulation.