Teaching history, Brazilian popular music and gender relations in the classroom: theoretical and methodological perspectives

Abstract

The objective of this text is to present an experience report of an activity that was part of the mini-course Teaching History, Brazilian Popular Music and Gender Relations in the Classroom: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives, within the II Journey of Gender, Culture and Displacement, from the State University of Roraima, on April 15 and 16, 2021. The aforementioned course aimed to address the potential of Brazilian popular music in Brazilian History classes, for the discussion and understanding of gender relations, aiming at training of teachers and academics about music as an expression of a people, as a document, language, as an instrument for the construction of subjectivities, as a didactic-pedagogical tool and the possibilities of its use in History classes. In turn, the activity reported here sought to discuss the historicity of gender issues, feminism in the world and in Brazilian society. The context in which the reflections and demands of the present day are born, drawing on the contributions of some theorists dialoguing with the content of three Brazilian songs: There, I miss the Amelie; So it's not possible and Sad, crazy or bad. Participation in the dialogues proved the efficiency of the methodology. There were moments of enthusiasm on the part of the course participants when they saw the potential of Brazilian popular music, revealing itself as an important document and source in studies on gender relations.