With the aim of proposing a reflection on the history of Brazil, the production company Gavea Filmes starts this Tuesday (11) a series of discussions with writers responsible for works that highlight the formation of different Brazilian identities. The initiative, which is sponsored by the government of Rio de Janeiro, includes free programming, with online panels and face-to-face activities. There will be participation of new and consecrated authors. Among the guests at the event, called Independence and Identities: Stories to think about Brazil, are names that have spoken out about the need to re-discuss the literature used for teaching in schools. Historian Ynaê Lopes dos Santos is one of those voices. Two weeks ago, while participating in the special program on TV Brasil that highlighted the 59th anniversary of the 1964 military coup, she defended that teaching in schools should provide more critical training, including points of view that tend to be marginalized. The author recalled that Brazil was the last country in America to put an end to slavery and emphasized that Brazilian history cannot be told by naturalizing indigenous genocide and the systematic exclusion of blacks. “We need to carry out a service that is almost like educational archeology. Digging up these layers of Brazilian history that are still not taught or are not taught the way they should be in Brazilian schools, especially in public schools, so that we have a population that does not let yourself be carried away by simplistic hate speech and violence,” he said. Last year Ynaê launched the book Brazilian Racism: A History of the Formation of the Country. She will discuss the work’s ideas in a virtual panel this Wednesday (12), at 12 pm. The complete schedule of online activities can be seen on the social networks of the producer Gávea Filmes, which is a partner in organizing the event and will be in charge of transmissions on its channel. The first panel takes place at 10 am today (11) with Beatriz Brandão, Isabel Caetano and Thaís Reis, authors who will debate about crossings, memories and ancestry. There will also be the participation of young writers who produced works in the second half of last year based on the public notice Retomada Cultural 2, launched by the government of Rio de Janeiro through the Secretary of State for Culture and Creative Economy. The authors had works selected in the category Literature of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Brazil, aimed at marking the 200 years of the country’s independence, completed in September 2022. The event itself was also organized with resources provided for in the public notice. The online program will end on the 13th, at 12:00 pm, with the participation of writer Olívio Jekupê, the first indigenous Brazilian with more than 20 books published. He is also the presenter of a podcast on the Rádio Resenha channel, where last month he defended a more plural teaching. “Students and teachers need to read our works so that they can better understand how indigenous people think. Many stories were written to portray the dominant view. And today we have several indigenous writers who bring other points of view”, he said. In addition to the online panels, the event includes the Feira da Palavra, an afternoon of lectures, autographs, stories and performances that will take place on April 22 at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim, in Ipanema, south of Rio. Ynaê Lopes dos Santos will also be on the in-person program. Another guest is Carola Castro, from Minas Gerais, author of the book No Sertão Azul, which tells the saga of Hera Ser in search of her ancestry on a trip to Canudos (BA).
Agência Brasil
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