Ensino de história, cinema e representações de mulheres do agreste: sequências didáticas para o ensino médio, Escola Estadual Professor José Quintella Cavalcanti, Arapiraca, Alagoas

Abstract

This work aims to study the representations of women in Arapiraca, located in the Agreste region of Alagoas, through audiovisual works as a pedagogical approach associated with the field of History teaching. In line with this goal, the research analyzes three productions by or under the coordination of filmmaker Leandro Alves da Silva: “Nós Duas”, “Ana Terra”, and “Avalanche”. In these short films/documentaries, the film crews, actors, and interviewees, coordinated, directed, and/or in interaction with Silva, express aspects of identity, representation, dilemmas, and everyday social and cultural challenges experienced by women from this region. From this perspective, the selected corpus enables the discussion of issues related to identity, culture, and history, delimited by the audiovisual productions made from and within the context of Arapiraca between 2017 and 2020. The research approach is guided by theoretical and methodological dialogues with key references: Adichie (2015), for offering a classroom-applicable approach to feminism and gender issues; Scott (2011), for the conceptual discussion of the category of gender in the field of history; Thompson (1987), for the understanding of the experiences of ordinary people; Sharpe (2011), for emphasizing the importance of history seen from below; Hall (2006), for the definition of cultural identity; Napolitano (2023), for insights on using cinema in the classroom; and Jörn Rüsen (2001), for providing a foundation for the construction of historical consciousness as an educational goal within a disciplinary framework. The present study, therefore, works with the history of women from the mentioned region of Alagoas - based on the three indicated works, with the intention of elaborating Didactic Sequences (SD) associated with the discussions of themes addressed by the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) and the New High School (NEM), as well as discussions about the reality of high school students from the José Quintella Cavalcanti State School (EQC), located in Arapiraca, Alagoas, regarding the trajectory, daily life, and challenges of men and women living in the historical present of the late 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.