Quebrando o silêncio: diga não às violências contra as mulheres

Abstract

This paper aims to share a proposal for an elective subject for the New High School of the state of Ceará, conceived as a pedagogical tool and an effective didactic means of reflecting on and combating violence against women through the teaching of History. Given the alarming rates of gender violence in Brazil - especially in Ceará, which records worrying historical figures -, the initiative proposes to denaturalize this phenomenon by situating it in historical, social and cultural perspectives. To this end, it articulates discussions on the formation of Brazil and Ceará, the protagonism of women as historical subjects and the power structures that perpetuate violence against women. The invitation to the challenge is addressed to teachers and education agents: to rethink their pedagogical practices, daily educational and activist practices, transforming the classroom into a space for critical dialogue. The subject is configured as a diversified curriculum, which recognizes School History not only as a transmission of content, but as an arena to problematize historically rooted violence against women. As an educational product, a teaching manual was prepared for History teachers interested in teaching on the subject, containing: syllabus, teaching sequences, activities, historical sources, recommendations for films, videos, music and games, as well as complementary bibliography for use and adaptation according to the teacher's aspirations in the classroom.