As questões étnico-raciais nas histórias em quadrinhos: reflexões educativas na formação docente

Abstract

Racial inequality observed inside the Brazilian school system is still part of the educational experience of school subjects whom are both teacher and student. In this sense, it is clear that the professional performance of teachers in relation to the students is a deciding factor in the deconstruction of racism in relation to Black people. In the contemporary world, teacher training appears to be an important issue in society, due to the demands and pressures of various social groups, especially when considering the teacher training and the impact of this on basic education. In this regard, we seek to elucidate the following research questions: How does is the ethnic-racial issue discussed in higher education teacher training programs? Do comic books, in a higher education context, within the perspective of the ethno-racial approach, collaborate with the theoretical and practical education of teachers in training? Our research aims to investigate whether the ethnic and racial issues that are discussed within comics are used as methodological support in initial training in the course of Full Degree in Education at the Universidade Estadual do Vale do Acaraú - UVA, with polo in the city of Campina Grande - Paraíba. The purpose of this study lies in the field of Cultural Studies Education, which focuses on teacher training in higher education articulated through comics in the discussion of ethnic-racial themes and its effects on basic education. Our theoretical approach looks at the studies of Vergueiro (2006), Nóvoa (2009), Chinen (2013), Barbosa (2014), García (2014), Gomes (2005) and Candau (2015). The methodological approach of this research appears as a qualitative action type research. The research field is located at the Universidade Estadual do Vale do Acaraú - UVA, in two classes of Full Degree in Education and the subjects are graduate students in pedagogy that are, in most cases, already working as teachers. The use of comics, in the initial teacher training, provides discussions of racial themes and an articulated educational practice and theory in an interdisciplinary way. It is anchored in different fields of knowledge, providing the understanding of thematic approaches that deal with Black people, thus motivating critical learning adapted to the different educational realities.