Race and gender intersections: the struggle for including the African diasporic perspective in the educational system in Brazil

This article focuses on the challenges of utilizing an African diasporic approach in the fi eld of education in Brazil. The study seeks to offer a historical overview of the context of Law 10,639/2003 and the National Curriculum Guidelines that regulate the teaching of history and African and Afro-B...

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Autor principal: Andreia Lisboa de Sousa
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=70312344008
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Sumario:This article focuses on the challenges of utilizing an African diasporic approach in the fi eld of education in Brazil. The study seeks to offer a historical overview of the context of Law 10,639/2003 and the National Curriculum Guidelines that regulate the teaching of history and African and Afro-Brazilian culture. Subsequently, race and gender relations will be discussed within this context, seeking to critique the preponderance of a male-centered perspective within the educational fi eld in the country. Lastly, the article also aims at emphasizing the role played by the Black Diasporic Movement in the development of the Brazilian curriculum concerning issues of inequality.