Understanding the Implementation of Law 10.639/03 through Aspects of Brazilian Society and the Education System

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ID22336136
AuthorsNúbia Aguilar (Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume54
Issue3
Pages331-346
Publication date2024-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety in Transition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1028-9852 • E-ISSN: 2072-1978
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21528586.2024.2404189
OpenAlexW4403248518
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This manuscript analyzes the development of African studies in Brazil in the context of the implementation of Law 10.639/03, enacted in January 2003, which constituted an important step for teaching about Africa and the African diaspora in schools. We will present information that helps to understand key characteristics of Brazilian society, using data provided by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, with a focus on the functioning of the Brazilian educational system. In this context, it is important to highlight the role of public measures implemented in the 2000s that facilitated a more democratic education and addressed racial and social inequalities. Central to this agenda is the understanding of the implementation of Law 10.639/03, which mandated the teaching of African history and Afro-Brazilian peoples’ history throughout the country’s basic education system. The impact of this law was extensive and also affected higher education, which had to adapt to train professionals capable of implementing this mandate. However, as we argue, it is not possible to understand Law 10.639/03 in isolation; it must be studied in conjunction with other public policies, considering the Brazilian educational system and the societal interest in learning more about African history

Political science · Sociology · Brazilian Legal Issues · Education and Public Policy · Law · Public Health in Brazil

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