Trajetórias de Professoras Negras na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

This research is a Case of Study analyzing the lived experiences and trajectories of three Black women professors at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). From the “Faculdade de Ciências Humanas (FACH)”, professor Thaize de Souza Reis (42). Also from “Faculdade de Ciências Humanas (FACH)”, professor Vivina Dias Sól Queiróz (64). And from Faculdade de Educação (FAED), professor Eugenia Portela de Siqueira Marques (61). The purpose is to examine the professional role of these educators within an exclusionary, sexist, and racist society. Recognizing that issues of race, gender, and class in Brazil are legacies of long periods of slavery and exclusion. This study try to identify the educational processes experienced by this population throughout history. Therefore, it provides a historical background of Black women's education from the 20th century to their progress into college education in the 21st century. The methodology employs Oral History, based on semi-structured interviews, utilizing content analysis to interpret the collected narratives. The results indicate that academic success stems from a strategic family project and that the presence of these educators acts as a direct challenge to hegemonic representations, although the overall transformation is not yet large-scale. It is concluded that the concept of place of speech should be broadened to legitimize not only denunciation but also narratives of achievement, positioning these professors work as active resistance and a model for the anti-racist struggle in the academy.