No caminho da escola: a educação escolar pública em debate a partir da autobiografia de um homem negro da cidade de Salvador-Ba

Abstract

The dissertation presented presents an autobiographical narrative by the author himself. Through it, I share memories of my basic formal schooling, attended at public schools in the neighborhood where I was born and lived for 40 years. In the initial chapter I present the method, discuss my relationship with it, the reasons that justified the choice and its importance as a powerful resource in the fight against racism. I also present the procedures I used during the autobiography exercise, which were: the recovery of old photographs; conversations with family and friends; conversation recording; and listening to music that is related to the story being told. In the next chapter, I provide a self-description and bring up important questions that motivated me to pursue the research topic. In addition, I share some of the suggestions from the qualifying panel, which contributed to the completion of the work. It is clear that, to tell my story, I needed to talk about part of the history of those who came before me (my parents and grandparents), of my family and the neighborhood where I was born and raised, of the encounters that occurred “on the way to school” . The autobiography intersects with texts by authors from the field of Education and anti-racist activism; and also with art (through poetry and music - written by me and other authors), which is used here to facilitate the connection with the person reading, due to its ability to touch our emotions. With this work I seek to reflect on the importance of formal education as a space in which social and racial inequalities are (re)produced, understanding that, for black people, the school path can be both a path of overcoming and reaffirming social barriers. historical. The idea is to encourage reflection on the importance of quality education within the reach of the many people who need it and have historically claimed their right to it. I end the text with an image-scene that conveys a series of feelings and also an affirmation: on the way to school, there is a beginning, a middle and a beginning - of a story that is not just mine.