WHAT DO AUTHORS SAY ABOUT RACISM?

reflecting on black representativeness

Abstract

This study reflects on the relationship between racism in Brazil and the curriculum of universities, presenting real cases of racism. The problem is that the curriculum is a social reflection, so that there is a low number of black authors, generating implications for representation. Therefore, the guiding question is: how is it possible to reduce racist acts in universities, even with a low representation of black authors? It is hypothesized that identity can be configured/reconfigured by representativeness, illustrated by antiracist speeches of some authors present in the curricula of the sociology courses, so that, even with a low number, they provide the creation of spaces for speaking and listening against racism, since they enable emancipation. The foundations are anchored in the notion of curriculum by Sacristán (2000) and Silva (1998); representativeness by Woodward (2000) and Arroyo (2015); identity by Hall (2003), as well as emancipation in the spaces of speech and listening, in the perspective of Freire (1987). This study is justified, since the incidence of racist acts affects more than half of the black Brazilian population. The methodology is bibliographic and exploratory. The general objective is to present how the theories and speeches of some authors help in the formation of black representativeness. The results indicate that it is possible to emancipate oneself in spaces of speech and listening. It is expected to produce reflections to combat racism.