A cor e face feminina negra: as experiências das mulheres escravizadas no Maranhão Colonial a partir da construção de um jogo didático (1801-1819)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the experiences of enslaved women in Colonial Maranhão, specifically in the territory of São Luís – Rio Itapecuru, between 1801-1819, thus giving a specificity to the female world. In this sense, the figure of the enslaved woman will be problematized, through the bibliography consulted and the inventory data collected in the Database organized by the Center for Studies, Research and Extension on Africa and the Global South (NEAFRICA). As part of the composition of the dissertative text, a didactic-pedagogical board game of questions and answers entitled "BLACK WOMEN: Memory and Identity through the Board Game" was developed, which presents itself as a tool that will contribute to the field of education in the Teaching of History. In it, the objectives of the game are outlined, as well as the form of its elaboration and development, including the pertinent rules. This resource highlights the theme of the presence of enslaved women in Colonial Maranhão, offering an approach to the history of Brazilian slavery that, in many educational curricula and textbooks, is not properly highlighted or emphasized. The teaching material in question was developed with the purpose of introducing the theme of this research directly into the classroom, using the game as a basis, and this resource was created for high school students. Therefore, it seeks to demonstrate how games can be effective not only in transmitting knowledge, but also in engaging students in an engaging and meaningful way, especially on complex and sensitive topics such as colonial slavery.