Vulnerability of the black population and educational policies in brazil

Abstract

In the paper, we go through the historical processes that promoted the vulnerability of the Brazilian black population. We analyze educational policy documents that address the inclusion, in the curriculum, of racial discussions, and the fight against racism and ethno-racial inequalities. We engage in a dialogue with the theories of authors such as Foucault, Agamben, and Mbembe, and use conceptual tools, such as biopolitics, racism, and necropolitics. We take these policies as a State response to the resultant social vulnerability. They express achievements and tensions in the relationship between the black population and the State.