History teaching and the presence of black women in the materials of the Museu Afro Brasil/SP

from cultural objects to digital technologies

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the representation of Black women at the Afro Brasil Museum (SP), focusing on certain objects, adornments, and garments intrinsically linked to the experiences of these women, examining how the museum presents and discusses the presence of Black women in its collection. The analysis will be based on texts, supporting materials from the Museum's Research and Education department, and those available on the museum's website, highlighting how the museum presents and discusses the presence of Black women in its collection, which can contribute to teaching history. Theoretically, the approach is grounded in the concepts of representativity and cultural representation, the history of Black women, memory, and history teaching. Methodologically, the article presents the analytical and conceptual dimensions of Black women's memories in their potential, with an analysis of objects and material culture that enable historical learning for children and young students. This thus grounds the 'interfaces' between museum analysis as a space of memory and the connection and presentation to the public about the cultural contributions of Black women in different historical periods (a focus we make based on the analyzed objects). The purpose of investigating these representations is to foster the importance of questioning, from a historical perspective, what the museum exhibitions express.