Cultura afroceaense: um estudo sobre africanidades, educação e currículo numa escola pública de Fortaleza

Abstract

This work consists of a participatory research in a public school in Fortaleza. It has empirical character and its main objective is to contribute to the implementation of Federal Law 10.639/03 by conducting interactive activities with students in the afternoon classes with the groups of children from infant education to 5th period. The purpose of this research was to create mechanisms for recovery the Black Culture in this school. Concern to the stigma that state of Ceara "has not black people here”, many students deny their ethnic origins, which makes it more difficult the actions directed to the recovery of history and Afro-Brazilian and African culture in our state. Another factor cited as relevant that interfere negatively in the ethno-racial relations in the school, leveraging prejudices, is the almost total invisibility of black characters in the media and literature, and when they exist, deal with irrelevant or malignant roles. The activities at school were anti racist. To this end, they sought to fit especially in the areas of literature, history and art education, which are considered priorities in the school context by Federal Law 10.639/03. As the final analysis, it was possible to see how students reacted positively to the introduction of content about African people and their descent. Furthermore, it was noticed significant changes in the school as an attempt to ensure the continuity of recovery of Black culture.