CONTEMPORARY BLACK LITERATURE: A STUDY ON ITS POTENTIAL FOR ANTIRACIST EDUCATION

  • Marília Carla Costa Menezes Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte-UERN /Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação-POSEDUC
  • Hélio Junior Rocha de Lima UERN – Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4353-7003

Abstract

This literature review study seeks research on black women in Brazilian literature and its possibilities for antiracist educational practices. To this end, several points guide our investigation: recognizing that both the early national literary authors and the most renowned authors of the 20th century depict black women as inferior in their writings, treating their bodies as objects, and how these years of and subordination have left marks that have served as reasons for the struggle of a people seeking their rights and echoing their voices in history, Literature, and Education; how Literature can be a tool for reflection and social transformation, especially in a context marked by deep-rooted racial and gender inequalities. Thus, the Education Guidelines and Framework Law (LDB) approved in 2003 Law 10639/03, making it mandatory to include the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and African History and Culture in the curriculum. In the context of existing literary studies in Brazil, we notice the scarcity of black female authors in the teaching-learning process. This study aims to conduct a State of the Question on the relationship between black literature, which has played an important role in shaping a critical reader on racial issues, and antiracist education, as a possible contribution to pedagogical practices and a more equitable society. As a methodology, we rely on a qualitative bibliographic investigation with an exploratory-descriptive approach for the literature review and the development of the State of the Question. Evaristo, through her writing style, portrays the struggle for gender equality for black women. Regarding the final considerations, the studies found highlight the main contributions, methods, and impacts of this inclusion, as well as identifying gaps and suggesting paths for future research. Keywords: Black woman. Literature. Conceição Evaristo. Antiracist education.
Published
2025-12-27