Entre a chaga e a cura: música e ensino de História para uma educação antirracista

Abstract

This work aims to be an inspiration for teachers to develop anti-racist activities in the classroom. As anti-racist activities, I understand that they can be any activities that provide a critical view and confrontation posture in relation to ethnic-racial inequalities in Brazil and in the world. For this, at the beginning I explain the origins and types of racism that have spread and consolidated over time. Later I show intellectual productions that are fundamental to deconstruct or mitigate the effects of racism. In the next step, I try to show how the use of music in the classroom can be a powerful way to help in the construction of historical knowledge, promoting a more holistic view of History, in which voices from historically discriminated groups approach the racial theme, exposing the experience of being black or black in Brazil. In addition, I try to show how music plays an important capacity, which is to deal with affections, feelings and subjectivities, important elements to generate empathy. It is the intention to contribute to an education that affects, that leaves intellectual marks and subjectivities. These songs, while promoting a role of denunciation, manage to promote self-esteem, fulfilling the necessary role of developing criticality about racism, but without creating the stereotype of victimization. I finish the work by proposing a product in which one or more songs - four songs are suggested in the product - are chosen and analyzed after an expository class about the Abolition of Slavery and the context of Post-abolition in progress. This analysis must be accompanied by comparisons and analogies with the historical moment known as Post-abolition. I suggest that the moment of the analysis of the songs be recorded and in case of authorization from parents, students, school and, of course, it is the will of the teachers, the result of the recording should be placed on the Youtube platform, as a way to contribute to the Digital Public History.