Southern childhoods and policies of bilingual education in Brazil: discourses, experiences and resistances (1990–2020)
Discursos, experiências e resistências (1990–2020)
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https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20260005Abstract
The article analyzes public policies, discourses, and school experiences related to deaf childhoods in Brazil between 1990 and 2020. Based on the theoretical framework of the History of Education and Deaf Studies, it examines the historical construction of bilingual education and the tensions among oralist, inclusive, and bilingual models. The study reveals that, although legislation has recognized Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) as a language of instruction and affirmed the right to difference, pedagogical practices remain rooted in hearing-centered and normalizing paradigms. Deaf children, by asserting themselves as subjects of language and culture, produce new forms of resistance and meaning within school spaces. The article concludes that consolidating bilingual education requires an epistemological shift that recognizes difference as the foundation of learning and citizenship.
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