EDUCATIONAL CURATION AND RACIAL LITERACY: PROPOSALS FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAWS No. 10,639/03 AND No. 11,645/08 THROUGH THE CURATORY OF EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL CONTENT

Abstract

This article discusses the importance of curation for the development of practices related to racial literacy, seeking to build a more just and equitable society. Curation is understood as the process of selecting, organizing, and presenting information about a given topic. Racial literacy consists of the ability to understand and interpret information about race and racism. Throughout the text, with the exemplification of contents and practices selected through curatorial activity, it seeks to highlight how this practice can potentiate the work with racial literacy. It is therefore seen that curation focused on racial literacy favors the compliance with legislation 10.639/03 and 11.645/08, which establish the mandatory teaching of Afro-Brazilian and African history and culture in schools. This article was methodologically developed through bibliographic review, showing that when information about race and racism are carefully selected, organized, and presented, they can help people understand the history and effects of racism in its many forms. This can lead to a greater knowledge and understanding of the subject, giving rise to ways to break with learning and relationships that reproduce racial hierarchy, which can, in turn, lead to positive transformations in society.