Reception of poems by black women poets in the educational context

Abstract

This article aims to show the reception that students of the 6th Cycle of Youth and Adult Education (EJA), from a State School in the city of Campina Grande in Paraíba, had when reading the poem Vozes-mulheres by Conceição Evaristo and Todas as cores de Preta by Jéssica Regina. As theoretical foundations, we have Bernd (2013), Jauss (1994), Bordini and Aguiar (1988), among other researchers who will help us in the argument. The first will address blackness in literature, the second the aesthetics of reception and the last works the reception method of literary text in the classroom. The results of the research showed that the students expanded their horizons regarding racism and how contemporary black poets have been subverting this racist system. We consider, therefore, the need to bring poetry by black women into the classroom as a way of promoting anti-racist education and female representation. We also highlight the fact that we give a voice to EJA students, who are commonly considered to be incapable of keeping up with the demands of education.