LAW 10.639/03 AND THE UNIVERSITY: THE TRAINING OF HISTORY TEACHERS AND ETHNIC-RACIAL RELATIONS (2004 - 2022)
History teacher education; Law 10.639/03; Political-Pedagogical Projects; Ethnic-racial relations; Rio Grande do Norte; Curriculum.
This dissertation analyzes how Law 10.639/03 has been incorporated into the Political-Pedagogical Projects (PPPs) of undergraduate History teaching programs at both public and private institutions in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN – Natal and CERES campuses), the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN – Mossoró and Assú campuses), and the Potiguar University (UnP – Natal). The research is based on a reflection about teacher education and aims to understand how ethnic-racial relations are addressed in curricular structures and institutional training proposals. Content analysis (Bardin, 2011) was adopted as the methodology, using the National Curriculum Guidelines for Ethnic-Racial Education as a framework, focusing on three analytical categories: political and historical awareness of diversity; identity and rights strengthening; and educational actions against racism and discrimination. The theoretical foundation draws on Pierre Bourdieu's (2001, 2007) concepts of habitus and symbolic capital; Michel de Certeau’s (1994) notion of everyday practices; Nilma Lino Gomes’ (2017) studies on tacit pacts and curriculum disputes; Silvio Almeida’s (2020) analysis of structural and institutional racism; Abdias do Nascimento’s (1978) critique of symbolic genocide; and Djamila Ribeiro’s (2018) definition of racism as a system of oppression. The study reveals that although the inclusion of African History in undergraduate curricula is a notable achievement, its implementation remains fragile and dependent on symbolic and political struggles within universities.