Educação geográfica: o despertar de uma epistemologia antirracista e antimachista na literatura de Carolina Maria de Jesus e Conceição Evaristo

Abstract

This thesis is founded on the urgent need of conceiving another geographical epistemology capable of confronting the current oppressive system, mainly concerning racism and machismo, through the literature of two black women writers: Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977) and Conceição Evaristo (1946-). The sense of urgency in this discussion lies in the fact that we live in a capitalist society consisted of structural pillars of oppression, generating a denial of rights and constantly inflicting violence. This oppression is structured in all national institutions, with emphasis on schools and thus, the promotion of an education focused on perpetuating this reality, a colonizing education that is always underway. Given this situation, the relevance of this work is to present an anti-racist and anti-machismo epistemology, particularly in the structural scope, aiming at contributing to an anti-colonial geographical education. Both the anti-racist and anti-machismo struggles are fundamental elements as steps to consider a revolution in capitalist society because they are linked to a larger project whose goal is to end the oppression and the exploitation of individuals. Therefore, this thesis shows that it is essential to eagerly seek strategic knowledge that will culminate in the downfall of fascist and of colonial purposes in society. In a more specific way, we believe that it will also help teachers and students to encourage themselves to the process of "debridement", that is, to try to treat and heal their own "wounds" caused by racist and sexist situations which have hurt them. In this way, the scars become a reason for resistance and struggles and not a source of discouragement and pain. By analysing the literature of Carolina Maria de Jesus and Conceição Evaristo, we were able to observe that it makes a significant contribution not only to pointing out the afflictions, inequalities and contradictions ingrained in society, but also to encouraging oppressed people to fight for their rights and move towards an anti-colonial revolution.