Lugares ocupados pelos corpos negros na implementação da lei 10.639/03

Abstract

Black bodies are subjected to violence, disrespect and discrimination of all kinds on a daily basis. Over time, access to the rights of black populations has been denied or sidelined, the right to a dignified history robbed, so these populations have been excluded from being seen as protagonists in the formation of Brazilian history and culture. With the approval of Law 10.639/03, which advocates the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and African History and Culture in basic education, there was hope that black people would be seen and recognized as historical subjects and holders of knowledge that could overcome the racism of Brazilian society. The aim of our work was to identify the places occupied by black bodies in the process of implementing Law 10639/03. From a methodological point of view, we carried out qualitative, bibliographical research and looked at productions on black bodies, racism, Law 10639/03 and ethnic-racial relations in Brazilian society considering educational spaces, based on researchers: Silva (1995), Cavalleiro (1996); Gomes (1996), Le Breton (2007), Munanga (2010), Silva (2014), Fonseca (2018), Silva (2020), among others. In addition, we analyzed 17 (seventeen) articles published in the annals of the Meetings of the National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Education (ANPED), between the years 2004 to 2021. The articles are available online on the association's website and we used the descriptors bodies, black bodies, Law 10639/03, implementation of Law 10639/03. Of the papers analyzed that reflect on black bodies, only 2 (two) are related to the processes involving Law 10.639/03. Finally, we believe that despite the socio-political importance of black bodies in the fight against racism and their representations as a support/narrative for telling the uplifting history of black people, they are still detailed when it comes to the application of this Law. Furthermore, there are major obstacles to the effective implementation of Law 10.639/03, making it difficult to value African and Afro-Brazilian history and culture.