
O valor da brancura: considerações sobre um debate pouco explorado no Brasil
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The value of whiteness: considerations on a little explored debate in Brazil
Abstract
This paper lies in the field of debates regarding racial inequalities and is aimed at assessing an aspect dealt with rarely in Brazilian studies: conceptions built in relation to whiteness. To fulfill this aim, semi-structured interviews were done with ten primary school teachers who self-identified as black or white. These interviews sought to understand what “being white” meant to their life histories. Analyses showed that whiteness is seen as an ethical, educational, aesthetic and economic ideal to be achieved by the subjects; it is an idealization built based on depreciation of other racial groups, especially blacks. The conclusion was reached that current discussions on anti-racist education may contribute to deconstructing this idealization.
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18676/cadernoscenpec.v2i2.176
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