A presença de negros e negras na pós-graduação: um estudo sobre a implantação e condução das ações afirmativas na Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa-PR

Abstract

This study provides an overview of affirmative action initiatives in Brazil, with a focus on reserved seat policies in the public State universities of Paraná. The research specifically delves into the implementation and effectiveness of racial quotas for the inclusion of Black individuals in postgraduate programs at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG) from 2016 to 2022. The overarching objective of the research, grounded in the perspective of Marx's Historical- Dialectical Materialism, is to analyze, based on implemented affirmative actions, the limitations and possibilities for the presence of Black individuals in postgraduate programs at UEPG. Consequently, the study seeks to identify institutional initiatives for implementing affirmative actions in Brazilian higher education institutions and investigate the presence of quota policies in State public universities in Paraná, examining how UEPG ensures access and retention of Black individuals in postgraduate courses. Through bibliographical and documentary research, relying on secondary sources and a qualitative data approach, the investigation revealed that there are initiatives making efforts to enhance and expand quota policies at UEPG. However, these efforts remain limited and isolated. These policies also exhibit specificities indicating the absence of joint and systematic actions within the academic community to promote affirmative actions in postgraduate education.