Decolonial thoughts about ethnic-racial relations on ENEM’s Spanish exams (2010-2020)

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https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.17.19389.020

Abstract

The present article aims to understand how Afro-descendants in the Hispanic world are approached, from an ethnic-racial relation perspective, at the Spanish language items from the National Secondary Education Exam (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio – ENEM). Methodologically, this research adopts a qualitative (FLICK, 2009), descriptive-interpretative (MOITA LOPES, 1994) and documentary technique approach (BARDIN, 1977; GIL, 2002). Analysis is based on decolonial studies (MALDONADO-TORRES, 2007; PALERMO, 2012; QUIJANO, 2005; VERONELLI, 2015; WALSH, 2012); in studies on ethnic-racial relations (BRASIL, 2006; GOMES, 2018); and ENEM guidelines (BRASIL, 2010; INEP, 2013). Results showed that of the 120 analyzed items, 9 of them make ethnic-racial relations discussion possible, of which only 2 items actually discuss racialization. The other items approach racialization and Afro-descendancy in a stereotyped way or ignore it in their problematizations.

Keywords: Large scale exam. Spanish. Decoloniality.

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  • Gabriela Rodrigues Botelho, Federal University of Sergipe

    Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS).

Published

2022-02-04

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Dossiê: Relações étnico-raciais: práticas e reflexões pedagógicas

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Decolonial thoughts about ethnic-racial relations on ENEM’s Spanish exams (2010-2020). Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 17, p. 1–20, 2022. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.17.19389.020. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/19389. Acesso em: 21 may. 2026.