The invisibility of brazilian black culture through the "miscegenation" speech

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2238-3018.2020v26n1p226

Keywords:

Miscegenation, Brazil, Speech, Racism

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to problematize how the idea of miscegenation is often anchored in a veiled way in an attempt to make black culture invisible in Brazil. The text now presented tries to problematize how much the ideal of racial democracy emerges from the veiled discourse of a mestizo-harmonious country and presents the most expressive Brazilian intellectuals, among them Cavalleiro (2001) and Silva (2014), who discuss the process of laundering of Brazilian society. However, it is in the light of Kabengele Munanga that we try to unveil this illusory and superficial discourse of miscegenation. The methodological reflections that guided the writing of the article emerged from systematic readings and discussions in the discipline Education, Cultures and Diversities, taught in the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Amapá. For us, miscegenation does exist, but it has been used as an ideological and fallacious discourse throughout history in order to maintain the power of the dominant and white elite.

Author Biographies

Bruno Marcelo de Souza Costa, Universidade da Amazônia (UNAMA)

PhD in Communication, Languages and Culture by PPGCLC / UNAMA. Professor of the State and Municipal Education Networks of the State of Amapá and Professor at the Madre Tereza Faculty - FAMAT-AP.

Paulo Jorge Martins Nunes, Universidade da Amazônia (UNAMA)

Doctor of Letters - Literature and Portuguese Language (Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Professor at the University of the Amazon (UNAMA).

Piedade Lino Videira, Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP)

PhD in Brazilian Education from the Federal University of Ceará UFC. Professor at the Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP).

Elivaldo Serrão Custódio, Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP)

PhD in Theology by Faculdades EST, in São Leopoldo / RS. Post-doctorate in Education from the Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP). Permanent professor in the Master in Education at UNIFAP.

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Costa, B. M. de S., Nunes, P. J. M., Videira, P. L., & Custódio, E. S. (2020). The invisibility of brazilian black culture through the "miscegenation" speech. História & Ensino, 26(1), 226–243. https://doi.org/10.5433/2238-3018.2020v26n1p226

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