Abstract

CARDOSO, Fernanda Luísa de Miranda  and  MARTINEZ, Silvia Alicia. Dorina de Gouvêa Nowill: a cross-border intellectual in the education of the blind. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2023, vol.22, e160.  Epub Aug 07, 2023. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v22-2023-160.

This paper aims to revisit the actions of the blind Brazilian female teacher, Dorina de Gouvêa Nowill, in her activism and protagonism for the education of the blind and people with impaired vision. It strives to, go beyond a restrictive philanthropic perspective, especially in relation to her contributions to the implementation of public policies and the diffusion and transmission of cultural practices. The historical sources consulted allow Nowill to be recognised as an intellectual creator and mediator and highlight her central position in the promotion of knowledge circulation about and for the education of the blind; in the training of technical professionals and teachers; in the production of cultural objects; in translation of material about or for the blind into Portuguese and/or Braille; and by her capacity to influence national public arenas and her impact on the international associative movement of the blind, “dissolving” borders.

Keywords : Dorina de Gouvêa Nowill; Education of the blind; Transnational History; Special Education; Intellectuals.

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