História da África, uma disciplina em construção

Abstract

This research sought to demonstrate the process through which the contents of the history of Africa came to be regarded by historians relevant content and binding in the formation of a historian. The acquisition of this condition led to its transformation into an academic discipline, allowing itto be a specific body of professionals in their teaching, with time reserved within the curriculum, with tenders for the provision of spaces occupied by these professionals, with the realization of research and academic advising institutional activities. In addition to professional and specific features, the discipline also determines a set of methods and approaches that are considered to be inherent in it. Whon are they determined to? What interests do they translate? What are they? In the search for answers to these questions we were guided by the considerations of the British researcher Ivor Goodson. This choice led us to look beyond the legislation relevant to the subject, especially those concerned with guidelines for ethnic-racial education, notices of procurement programs, disciplines, ementários and conduct interviews with current teachers responsible for conducting the course public universities of Maranhão, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo