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p4c as an anti-racist & decolonial pedagogical tool in the college classroom

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/childphilo.2026.92294

Palavras-chave:

pedagogia anti-racista, fpc, decolonialidade, filosofia da raça, filosofia judaica

Resumo

O objetivo deste trabalho é demonstrar como o modelo educacional da Filosofia para Crianças (FpC) pode funcionar como uma poderosa ferramenta pedagógica na sala de aula universitária. Ele pode desafiar os estudantes a considerarem conceitos filosóficos em novos contextos, permitir que eles reflitam sobre suas infâncias e considerem seu crescimento filosófico, proporcionar-lhes ferramentas para pensarem filosoficamente com crianças no futuro (como cuidadores ou educadores), ou ainda dar maior vitalidade a conceitos filosóficos através de narrativas ou ilustrações. Mais especificamente, na minha própria prática, esse modelo mostrou ser uma estratégia pedagógica efetiva para o enfrentamento de temas antirracistas e decoloniais. Neste artigo, descrevo como desenvolvi métodos de ensino e atividades que combinam minha experiência em filosofia da infância e/ou Filosofia para Crianças com as áreas de estudos judaicos, filosofia da raça e teoria crítica da raça, o que resultou em um diálogo acadêmico dinâmico e um rico ambiente educacional. Incorporar métodos da Filosofia para Crianças na sala de aula universitária - como o uso de livros infantis na investigação filosófica - teve um papel fundamental no desenvolvimento de uma comunidade de investigação mútua, onde os estudantes aprendem uns com os outros e até eu, como professor, aprendo com meus alunos.

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Biografia do Autor

brock a. bahler, university of pittsburgh, the dietrich school of arts and sciences, department of religious studies

Brock Bahler is a teaching professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He is is the other of three books: Philosophy of Childhood Today: Exploring the Boundaries (with David Kennedy) (Lexington: 2016); Childlike Peace in Levinas and Merleau-Ponty: Intersubjectivity as Dialectical Spiral (Lexington: 2016); and The Logic of Racial Practice: Explorations in the Habituation of Racism (Lexington: 2021). 

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Publicado

2026-01-26

Edição

v. 22 (2026)

Seção

dossier: "racismo, colonialismo e filosofia para / com crianças: praxis em contextos não ideias"

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Copyright (c) 2026 brock a. bahler

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