Eu posso sim!: percursos de vida e formação de mulheres negras no curso de Pedagogia da Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Abstract

The black population in Brazil is the target of social, racial and gender inequalities, which demonstrates the lack of opportunities that many black people have in the labor market and access to education. This research highlights and denounces the inequalities that black women experience, as they will be permeated by racism for being black and sexism for being women. The present research is about a discussion about the life paths and training of black women and was produced through the reports of black women who are studying or have recently attended the graduation in pedagogy at the Federal University of Pelotas. The investigation took place through a workshop, where it was intended to dialogue with the participants about their childhoods, experiences in basic education and about their experiences in higher education, thus establishing reflections on the oppressions of race, class and gender in the course of these women. The workshop had three meetings every fortnight, starting in February 2022 and ending in March of the same year. The data received during the meetings served as an object of analysis for this research. The analysis was carried out through intersectional studies that allowed the understanding of the oppressions that permeate the formation of black women and their consequences. Thus, it was possible to raise dialogues about the intersection of oppressions on the path of these women, in addition to inviting them to tell about their own paths. This dissertation is part of the research line “Written Culture, Language and Learning” of the Graduate Program in Education (GPE) of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL), under the guidance of Professor Márcia Alves da Silva and counts as a partial requirement for a master's degree in education.