Racismo, ciência e educação: uma contribuição para o empoderamento racial de alunos/as negros/as no ensino médio integrado

Abstract

Many explanations about the social organization of ancient societies, such as African ones, are constituted under a gaze influenced by science, from a Eurocentric view. As a result, distortions are created on the African people life and, consequently, on the black Brazilian population, regarding behavior, the form of organization and, above all, scientific production. The present work, belonging to the macro-project Organization and memories of pedagogical spaces in Professional and Technological Education (EPT), of the Professional Master's Program in Professional and Technological Education (PROFEPT), has the general objective of analyzing the scientific and technological contribution of black researchers in Brazil and Piauí, with an emphasis on professional and technological education. Specifically, it is intended to: to correlate the transformations of the concept of science, technology and its development, in relation to the black people; explain how epistemicide contributes to the prejudiced view of Brazilian society in relation to the black population; demonstrate the EPT transformations in Brazil, highlighting its role in building a more egalitarian society; to produce an educational video about science and technology developed by black researchers in Brazil and Piauí, especially in professional and technological education. The research starts from a bibliographic review of published works on the subject in question, as well as an analysis of statistical data, followed by the application of interviews and questionnaires in order to reach answers to the proposed question. From this perspective, Discursive Textual Analysis (ATD) was used to analyze and interpret the data obtained. Based on the present research, a video documentary entitled Racism, science and education was created. This educational product can be an important instrument of empowerment for the black population, helping to combat the structural racism that plagues Brazilian and Piauí society. With this tool, we aim for a more effective insertion of the black population in the scientific production scenario, in order to contribute to racial equality, namely in the scientific and technological environment, contributing significantly to the reduction of racism that is present in these environments