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

Authors

  • ANDREIA LISBOA DE SOUSA University of Texas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/sec.v12i2.9103

Keywords:

African diaspora, education and racial relations, gender, curriculum, inequality

Abstract

This article focuses on the challenges of utilizing an African diasporic approach in the field of education in Brazil. The study seeks to offer a historical overview of the contextof law 10639/03 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 malecentered perspective within the educational field 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.

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Author Biography

  • ANDREIA LISBOA DE SOUSA, University of Texas
    PhD candidate in Education (University of Texas, Austin)

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Published

2010-03-18

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Thematic Dossier

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How to Cite

SOUSA, A. L. D. Race and gender intersections: the struggle for including the African diasporic perspective in the educational system in Brazil. Sociedade e Cultura, v. 12, n. 2, p. 289–300, 18 Mar.2010.