Mulheres negras do Sul Catarinense: os sentidos atribuidos a suas vivências de escolarização

Abstract

This research sought to know the subjective meanings attributed to the schooling process by black women in southern Santa Catarina. Among ethnic-racial and gender issues, the search for equality emerges as thematic, especially in educational spaces such as schools and universities. It is a field research, qualitative of exploratory nature. In this research were interviewed ten black women of an association related to the black movement of the city researched. As a result, the interviewees reported experiencing prejudice at school and in the community, as well as difficulties in continuing their studies due to low family income. At the same time, they pointed outthe importance of schooling in their life histories, above all, asa way of social ascension