Deaf difference and relations of power in teaching practice

Authors

  • Lucas Romário Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
  • Ana Dorziat Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.13i3.0007

Abstract

This paper problematizes the power relations that involved the teaching practice of deaf teachers who worked in the Specialized Educational Service (SES) of public schools in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. The research was based on the qualitative approach, in the Cultural Studies, with contributions of Michel Foucault, and in the Deaf Studies, using semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation. Empirical data revealed that the teacher identities of the deaf teachers, especially of one of them, were in constant negotiations. They, even legitimately occupying a social place (teachers) in the school institution, were seen as likely to be colonized by hearing professionals. Their actions repeatedly suffered interference, disregarding their autonomy and creating, for them, situations of embarrassment and violence in schools.

 

Keywords: Power relations. Teaching practice. Deaf teachers.

Author Biographies

  • Lucas Romário, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
    Doutorando e Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB); Especialista em Educação em Direitos Humanos (UFPB); Especialista em Língua Brasileira de Sinais pela Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM); Graduado em Pedagogia com aprofundamento em Educação Especial (UFPB); Graduado em Serviço Social (Anhanguera-Uniderp). Tem interesse de pesquisa nos seguintes temas: Estudos Culturais da Educação, Estudos Surdos com foco na Pedagogia Surda, Formação Docente, Inclusão/Exclusão. Contato: lukas_ro_mario@hotmail.com
  • Ana Dorziat, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
    Doutora em Educação (UFSCar), com pós-doutorado pela Universidade de Lisboa (UL/Portugal). Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (PPGE/UFPB). Desenvolve pesquisas sobre Educação de
    Surdos.

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Published

2018-06-27

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2018)

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Deaf difference and relations of power in teaching practice. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 3, p. 750–768, 2018. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.13i3.0007. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/11145. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.