A literatura Afro-brasileira como estratégia pedagógica na reafirmação da identidade negra em salas dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This research is entitled <Afro-Brazilian Literature as a Pedagogical Strategy for the Reaffirmation of Black Identity in Elementary School Classrooms at the Cristina Moreira Araújo Municipal School, located in the Quilombola Community of Bacuri (rural area) Santa Helena - MA, with the general objective of analyzing the contribution of Afro-Brazilian literature as a pedagogical strategy for the construction and reaffirmation of black identity. As specific objectives, we seek to identify what type of literature teachers who work in the classrooms of the initial years of Elementary School at the Quilombola school of Bacuri use in their pedagogical practices. To verify the perception of teachers in relation to Afro-Brazilian literature as a pedagogical strategy for the reaffirmation of the identity of students who attend the initial years of Elementary School? This research was developed based on the following guiding questions: Afro- Brazilian literature is being used as a pedagogical strategy in the construction and reaffirmation of black identity in the classrooms of the Cristina Moreira Araújo School, in the Quilombo Bacuri Community/SH/MA. Can Afro-Brazilian Literature contribute to the reaffirmation of black identity in the initial years of Elementary School? To this end, foundations were sought in authors such as: Munanga (1999), Silva (2005), Lopes (2005), Santos (2017), Evaristo (2009), and others. As well as official documents such as the Federal Constitution of 1988, the Law of Guidelines and Bases 9394/96, Law 10.639/2003 and Law 11.645/2008. This research is the result of a bibliographic and field study, based on the qualitative approach. The questionnaire applied to four elementary school teachers was used as a data production instrument. Through data analysis, it became clear that the research participants recognize that Afro-Brazilian literature plays a fundamental role in the construction and preservation of the ethnic identity of quilombola communities, and is an essential tool for strengthening local culture.