“Quando me dei conta de que era negra(o)/branca(o)? ”: um estudo a partir de relatos autobiográficos de estudantes adolescentes

Abstract

It´s a study of language research and aims to investigate how black and white students of a public school of the state of Paraná express their ethical-racial identities throughout autobiographical reports. In order to achieve this research it was established the following objectives: verify if such ethical-racial conflicts are put in spotlight in their productions; identify the school role and other institutions or means of construction of racial identities and analyze how a following teaching with the gender autobiographic reports with the perspective of the racial critical literacy and anti-racist education can contribute for building up ethical racial identity. The concepts of race in the sociological perspective are resumed and they bring the conception of race as a historical and cultural construction. The scaffolding of this research is based on authors as Gomes (2005, 2012), Guimarães (1999,2001) and Munanga (1994, 1999, 2005, 2005). It is discussed whitening and whiteness based on authors of the area of psychology as Bento (2014), Piza (2005, 2014) and Cardoso (2008, 2010, 2011, 2014) from Social Science area. The conception of identity is based on authors as Hall (2011) and Moita Lopes (2002). The area of languages is referenced by authors as Ferreira (2006, 2009, 2014, 2015) and Moita Lopes (1992, 2002, 2006). The students expressed their ethical-racial identities through reports which they picked up from recordings of how they became aware of their tone of skin. As far as they told if they had thought about their skin color they brought their memories about the perception of their ethnicity or race. Through the analyzed data it was possible to observe some conflicts of identity as whitening and the discourse of racial hegemony contradicting some affirmations that their skin color has influenced as they are/were treated. The school role among institutions and or means that have contributed for building up their identities were reaffirmed, emphasizing the importance of education for ethical racial relationships. We concluded through this research that working in the perspective of racial critical literacy and anti-racist education it is possible to resignify the whiteness as well as contribute to the formation of critical citizens who are able to build a less excluding world.