Saberes da terra: o lúdico em Bombas, uma comunidade quilombola (estudo de caso etnográfico) / Knowledge of the land: playfulness from Bombas, a black quilombola community (an ethnographic case study).

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2010

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A History and Historiography of Education case study project supported by ethnographic elements and intended to understand, acknowledge, record and think about forms of play in a black community. The research is conducted in the community of Bombas, located in Iporanga, São Paulo, which is currently attempting to be recognized as a remnant quilombo (ancient autonomous slave community). The study includes the one hundred year period (from 1910 up to today) of territorial occupation by the ancestors of the current inhabitants of the region, and is based on the notion of contemporary quilombos. Bombas is an unusual location for this study as it is thrust deep in the middle of the forest and has no road, drinking water, telephone or power supply infrastructure. By assuming that playful behavior was an element of the culture (HUIZINGA, 2000), and that this culture was an appropriate subject for History and Education research, the daily use of toys, entertainment and games was studied, as were other manifestations of play, such as festivals and celebrations that are still commemorated or remembered by members of the group. The research subjects included adolescents, adults and children, and the education process within the established relationships, not only in the school institutions, was observed. The study text uses the triangulation of sources methodology and observes what Cambi (1999) has called the typological pluralism of documents to comprehend the objective (playful behavior) and its relationship with culture, history and education, and then to propose a dialogue between them. Field records, images and photos and playful situations were used as sources, as were anecdotal information and interviews with inhabitants and collaborators, and written documents selected from other studies. Each source of study received appropriate treatment for its type; for instance, the interviews relied on oral history resources. By breaking away from the customary dichotomy that polarizes the designations of field/city, urban/rural, leisure/work, erudite/popular, traditional/modern, among others, the study affirms the relevance of the proposed Hybrid Cultures theoretical condition (GARCIA CANCLINI, 2006). It also assumes that the flow of ideas, culture, education, discourse, productions, in short, the History in a pluralistic society, is a constant. In the area of Education, this study follows the principles that consider diversity to be a fundamental educational element in any context by pointing out the necessity to eliminate models that tend to homogenize (and whiten) the relationships and standardize the knowledge, and highlights the urgency of adopting approaches and practices inspired by multiculturalism.

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culturas híbridas diversity playful diversidade black quilombola communities multiculturalism comunidades quilombolas lúdico hybrid cultures multiculturalismo

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