Abstract

GUSMAO, Neusa Maria Mendes de. Anthropology and education: one field and many paths. Linhas Críticas [online]. 2015, vol.21, n.44, pp.19-37. ISSN 1981-0431.  https://doi.org/10.2015/lcv21n44.003.

This paper discusses the interaction between different things that are neither equal nor similar in nature. That is the case when we think of possible relations among two fields of knowledge: Anthropology and Education. Fields that differ in their principles and in their central assumptions, whose movement of intercommunication and exchange presupposes constant criticism as well as a continuing review of one's own steps. For this reason, talking about dialogue between diverse fields of knowledge is also talking about potential conflicts and risks. It is speaking of a tensional context that challenges anthropological work, its practice and theoretical support, when it moves in a border region between one and another field of knowledge. The goal is to think about the possibilities of a comprehensive and critical Anthropology of Education, under construction in Brazil today.

Keywords : Anthropology of Education; Ethnography; Education and Diversity; History..

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