Conhecendo a história que não nos foi contada: uma proposta de sequência didática na EEMTI Dona Maria Menezes de Serpa para a valorização das identidades negras

Abstract

This research investigates the social imaginaries of black students at EEMTI Dona Maria Menezes de Serpa regarding African and Afro-Brazilian history, and analyzes how this body of knowledge influences these students' sense of ethnic-racial belonging. To this end, workshops were developed with 23 students from the three grades of high school who enrolled in the elective course Afro-Indigenous Cultural Identity, held in the second semester of 2024. This is a qualitative study inspired by action research. The workshops were conducted in the form of a didactic sequence, consisting of nine classes, each lasting two hours, on the theme of ethnic-racial relations, addressing the history, culture, aesthetics, science, and religion of African and Afro-Brazilian peoples. Data collection instruments were used in both individual and collective activities: brainstorming, text analysis, testimonials, image and text analysis, song lyrics, series, films, and cartoons, as well as games and quizzes. The research revealed that, at the beginning of the classes, the students had prior knowledge permeated by stereotypes when referring to the history and culture of African and Afro-descendant peoples, evidencing the absence of positive reinforcement of black identity. However, after the teaching sequence was implemented, a significant change was observed: students showed greater interest in learning about these topics and developed a more critical awareness of their behavior and the role of black people in society. This movement revealed the importance of these pedagogical activities for strengthening the sense of belonging and identity among young black people at the school. Based on the analyses and discussions of the workshops, they were refined and transformed into a research product, which consists of a teaching sequence, with 10 meetings of 2 hours each, entitled: " Learning the history that was not told to us," with the aim of recovering African and Afro-Brazilian history, valuing the protagonism of the black population in this process, without reducing it to the slave system, aiming at the positive reinforcement of self-esteem and black identity. It can be used in various contexts and occasions, such as in elective courses, sociology classes, or even as a mini-course. It is worth noting that this teaching sequence, while stimulating a sense of appreciation for Black identities, can and should be accessible to everyone, because talking about ethnic-racial relations is talking about the formation of the Brazilian people.