Abstract

REIS, Graça; REIS, Marcia; TEIXEIRA, Erica  and  SILVA, Amanda. TURNING UPSIDE DOWN: WHITENESS, TEACHER (TRANS)FORMATION AND OTHER POSSIBLE WORLDS. Revista LES [online]. 2024, vol.28, n.57, 5389.  Epub Apr 03, 2025. ISSN 2526-8449.  https://doi.org/10.26694/rles.v28i57.5389.

This article aims to explore the perceptions of elementary school teachers regarding the concept of whiteness, with the goal of discussing the role of white individuals in the anti-racist struggle within the school context, taking into account the conceived and practiced curricula. Our political, ethical, and methodological choice is the narrative research within daily school life, intending to (re)valorize the knowledge of individuals as an emancipatory and transformative potential. In dialogue with studies on whiteness (Schucman, 2012; Sovik, 2009; Bento, 2022), we delve into the singular-social nature (Reis, 2022a) of knowledge woven through daily curricular practices in the constant flow of teacher transformation. We believe that challenging the notion of whiteness within and beyond the school environment enhances the emancipatory nature of education committed to a more plural, democratic, and compassionate world.

Keywords : Whiteness; Narrative Research; Curricula; Teacher (Trans)formation..

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