The insertion of the African and afro-brazilian themes in the teaching of Library Science: evaluation in faculty institution of Santa Catarina

Abstract

This research identifies the perceptions of professors of the Librarian Science Course of the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) regarding to the insertion of African and Afro-Brazilian History and Culture in the formation of the Librarian. As a general objective, it aims to understand the insertion of African and Afro-Brazilian History and Culture in the formation of the Librarian in the Librarian Science course of the Institution. As specific objectives, it aims to identify how the theme is represented in the speeches of professors of the course and in which disciplines of the curricular grid the same is worked. The conceptual basis presents the concepts on African and Afro-Brazilian History and Culture and addresses the normative instruments that contemplate the theme. In addition, it deals with the teaching of Librarian Science in Brazil, as well as the teaching of Librarian Science at the UDESC. In the methods, regarding to the nature of this research, it is considered as applied. Regarding the objectives, it is considered exploratory and descriptive and, in relation to the problem, it is a qualitative research. Regarding the procedures, it is a bibliographical and documentary research. The universe of this research consists of collaborative and effective professors of the Librarian Science Department of the UDESC. The discourse analysis technique, called Collective Subject Discourse (DSC), was used. For the collection of speeches in this work, a semi-structured interview and a characterization questionnaire were used as instruments. As a final result, some relevant issues about the insertion of the theme in the Librarian Science Course of the UDESC are presented: the importance of African and Afro-Brazilian History and Culture in the Course, the curriculum of the course and the discipline on the subject, the formation of professors and the inclusion of the thematic in teaching practice, the unfamiliarity of Federal Law 10.639/2003, the emergence of other topics of discussion and the perceptions of the researcher. It reaffirms the importance of the inclusion of this issue not only in teaching librarianship, but also in practice as a professional librarian, citizen, mediator and acting subject in society. This professional must be able to meet all types of public, know and respect the history and culture of the people that are part of Brazilian society, as well as contribute to the promotion of equality, ethnic and racial diversity and reducing racism and prejudices.