Descentralizando narrativas: a resistência negra no ensino sobre a formação econômica e social do Brasil

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis examines the representations of the Afro-Brazilian population in educational materials, focusing on Brazil's economic cycles from the colonial period to the Empire, within the framework of Atlantic memory and the country's social and economic formation. By analyzing the impacts of Law No. 10,639/2003, the study critiques traditional narratives that confine Black presence to slavery, emphasizing the roles of whiteness and racial capitalism in establishing racial hierarchies and marginalizing Black figures. In dialogue with contemporary debates on education, learning, and ethnic-racial relations, the research seeks to decentralize narratives, integrating the insurrectional and alternative contributions of the Afro-Brazilian population. Through the works of authors such as Sueli Carneiro, Lélia Gonzalez, and Cedric Robinson, the study underscores the need to reevaluate pedagogical methods, acknowledging forms of resistance and promoting a critical perspective on history that highlights Black contributions to the economic formation and formation of Brazilian society.