reconstructing a just community of inquiry
philosophizing with children across the intersections of race and disability
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https://doi.org/10.12957/childphilo.2026.93563Palavras-chave:
teoria crítica da raça, estudos da deficiência, childismo, epistemologia, interseccionalidadeResumo
Como estudiosos da deficiência e educadores especiais que atuam e estudam nos Estados Unidos, a questão de como engajar-se em uma praxis antirracista é uma preocupação atual e urgente. Neste artigo conceitual, começamos com a criação e naturalização da raça no século XVIII. Utilizando as teorias do childismo, a Teoria Crítica da Deficiência e o ensino abolicionista, rastreamos como a conceptualização inicial da raça e sua profunda interconexão com a (dis)capacidade e o adultismo contribuem para o descuido epistemológico e a injustiça. Educadores, incluindo aqueles que facilitam Filosofia para/com Crianças, perpetuam inadvertidamente esses danos quando não desenvolveram uma consciência crítica e interseccional. Apresentamos o Marco de Relação de Co-Conspiradores (CRRF, na sigla em inglês) como orientação para a criação de Comunidades de Investigação epistemicamente justas. O CRRF é um framework que convida educadores à Solidariedade, Vulnerabilidade e Ação em nome de seus estudantes, direcionando-os ao objetivo final da libertação coletiva por meio da reflexão crítica contínua. Sugerimos que, ao estar em solidariedade, vulnerabilidade e ação com seus estudantes, educadores podem criar Comunidades de Investigação acessíveis e significativas para todas as crianças. Além disso, celebramos e afirmamos o poder dos educadores em tempos hostis, oferecendo o CRRF como uma forma de praxis empoderada. Através da reflexão crítica e em direção à libertação coletiva, avançamos com amor intencional.
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