Negacionismo histórico: de sua invenção às salas de aula

Abstract

This capstone project focuses on historical denialism, a discursive practice that employs the denial of facts to validate the exclusive interests of specific groups or individuals. Based on an understanding of how it operates, we hypothesize that this invention serves as a tool for controlling discourse to maintain the status quo, which has led to a systemic shift in the ways truth is contested in the service of socioeconomic interests, which can be observed in everyday classroom life. To validate this idea, we undertake a deep and comprehensive analysis in various fields of history, such as Historical Theory, Contemporary History, Public History, and History Education. Thus, the chapters are divided between those addressing the nature of historical denialism, as well as its invention and adaptability in the contemporary period, and those analyzing its actual impact within the Brazilian educational context. To ensure full clarity of the discussion and the construction of knowledge regarding this subject, various bibliographies will be interwoven, while the sources collected and analyzed for this study will serve as evidence for our argument. Through this framework and the resulting research and writing, we conclude that there is indeed a direct and tangible link between the invention of historical denialism and its presence in classrooms.