O cabelo crespo como fio condutor do processo de pertencimento étnico-racial de meninas negras no ambiente escolar

Abstract

The present research investigates the relationships established between curly hair and the process of ethnic-racial belonging and teaching-learning of black girls in the school environment. This analysis is based on the study of racism, representation, cultural values and the orality of black bodies. The methodology of the research is the application of an exploratory questionnaire of a narrative and autobiographical nature, seeking to correlate the theories studied with the facts experienced throughout the student's personal and professional life. The dissertation is divided into three chapters in which important aspects are present, namely the relationship between hair and ethnic-racial identity, presented from the perspective of the discussion of structural racism, the ideal of whitening and racial identity and belonging. The research dialogues with the multiple theoretical contributions of some of the authors mentioned, such as Kabengele Munanga (2008 and 2012), Silvio de Almeida (2019), Nilma Lino Gomes (2019) and ElianeCavalleiro (2003) seeking, through data analysis, to build educational practices that contribute to the resignification of curly hair and the strengthening of the self-esteem of black girls during their trajectory in the school space.