Mulheres negras no ensino de História: cartilha de aulas-oficina com as obras Quarto de despejo e Cartas a uma negra

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to develop an open educational resource for the teaching of History that contributes to increasing the visibility of Black women. The study is based on the interest in understanding the perceptions of third-year high school students regarding the absence of content related to these historical subjects in History classes. To this end, the research was conducted with students from third-year class B of a full-time high school at the Centro de Excelência Governador Djenal Tavares Queiroz, located in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. A qualitative approach was adopted, guided by action research as the methodological framework. For data collection, two diagnostic questionnaires were applied: one before and one after the implementation of three workshop classes grounded in the methodological proposal of Isabel Barca (2004). The initial questionnaire identified the students’ social markers and their perceptions of racism and the absence of Black women in the teaching of History. The final questionnaire revisited these issues in order to verify possible advances in the understanding of these concepts. The theoretical discussion was supported by the works of Silvio Almeida, Grada Kilomba, Lélia Gonzalez, Jörn Rüsen, and Peter Lee, among others. The workshop classes were inspired by the literary works Quarto de despejo, by Carolina Maria de Jesus, and Cartas a uma negra, by Françoise Ega, which also inspired the educational resource developed in this research: an interactive and illustrated booklet aimed at supporting teaching practices. The results indicate that students recognize the absence of content related to Black women in the teaching of History. The study concludes that there is a need to incorporate literature produced by Black women authors in order to enhance their visibility in History education and contribute to the construction of an education focused on ethnic-racial relations.