The science of racial improvement: historical considerations about Brasilian eugenic education

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Autor(a) principal: Roitberg, Guilherme Prado
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Faggion, Melline Ortega
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFSCAR
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.14244/198271995348
https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/16733
https://www.reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/view/5348
Resumo: Defined by Francis Galton (1822-1911) as the “science of racial improvement”, eugenics became popular among the influential Brazilian intellectual elite in the first decades of the Republic, aiming the biological-racial improvement of the population by combating the “degenerative threats” represented by blacks, mestizos, physically and mentally disabled. Considering this historical context and taking as a theoretical and methodological support a documentary research supported by the critique of instrumental reason, the article analyzes the intellectual production of the directors of the journal Boletim de Eugenia (1929-1933): Renato Kehl, Octavio Domingues and Salvador de Toledo Piza Jr. It is investigated the political-ideological foundations of eugenic education in Brazil and its role in the spread of biological racism among the country's intellectual elite in the 1920s and 1930s. It is concluded that the conception of education of these authors goes beyond the sense of schooling and aligns with a broader intellectual project that envisioned the popularization of the science of racial improvement in Brazil.
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Disponível em: https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/16733.1982-7199https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/16733https://www.reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/view/5348Defined by Francis Galton (1822-1911) as the “science of racial improvement”, eugenics became popular among the influential Brazilian intellectual elite in the first decades of the Republic, aiming the biological-racial improvement of the population by combating the “degenerative threats” represented by blacks, mestizos, physically and mentally disabled. Considering this historical context and taking as a theoretical and methodological support a documentary research supported by the critique of instrumental reason, the article analyzes the intellectual production of the directors of the journal Boletim de Eugenia (1929-1933): Renato Kehl, Octavio Domingues and Salvador de Toledo Piza Jr. It is investigated the political-ideological foundations of eugenic education in Brazil and its role in the spread of biological racism among the country's intellectual elite in the 1920s and 1930s. It is concluded that the conception of education of these authors goes beyond the sense of schooling and aligns with a broader intellectual project that envisioned the popularization of the science of racial improvement in Brazil.Definida por Francis Galton (1822-1911) como a “ciência do melhoramento racial”, a eugenia se popularizou entre a influente elite intelectual brasileira nas primeiras décadas da República, vislumbrando o aperfeiçoamento biológico-racial da população por meio do combate às “ameaças degenerativas” representadas por negros, mestiços, deficientes físicos e mentais. Considerando esse contexto histórico e tomando como aporte teórico-metodológico uma pesquisa documental amparada pela crítica da razão instrumental, o artigo analisa a produção intelectual dos diretores do periódico Boletim de Eugenia (1929-1933): Renato Kehl, Octavio Domingues e Salvador de Toledo Piza Jr. Investiga-se os fundamentos político-ideológicos da educação eugênica no Brasil e seu papel na difusão do racismo biológico entre a elite intelectual do país nas décadas de 1920 e 1930. Conclui-se que a concepção de educação desses autores ultrapassa o sentido de escolarização e se alinha a um projeto intelectual mais amplo que vislumbrava a vulgarização da ciência do melhoramento racial no Brasil.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Processo n°88887.569968/2020-00, Programa Institucional de Internacionalização da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES-PrInt)e5348076engUniversidade Federal de São CarlosCâmpus São CarlosPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Educação - PPGEUFSCarCentro de Educação e Ciências Humanas - CECHRevista Eletrônica de Educação600600Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEducação eugênicaMovimento eugenistaRacismo científicoRazão instrumentalEugenic educationEugenic movementScientific racismInstrumental reasonCIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAOCIENCIAS HUMANAS::HISTORIAThe science of racial improvement: historical considerations about Brasilian eugenic educationA ciência do melhoramento racial: considerações históricas sobre a educação eugenista brasileirainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article15reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFSCARinstname:Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR)instacron:UFSCARORIGINALArtigo 7 - Brazilian Eugenic Education EN 2021 - UFSCar.pdfArtigo 7 - Brazilian Eugenic Education EN 2021 - UFSCar.pdfArtigo principalapplication/pdf747284https://repositorio.ufscar.br/bitstream/ufscar/16733/1/Artigo%207%20-%20Brazilian%20Eugenic%20Education%20EN%202021%20-%20UFSCar.pdfdab9280e84e35088fb3c4b0990c75393MD51CC-LICENSElicense_rdflicense_rdfapplication/rdf+xml; charset=utf-8811https://repositorio.ufscar.br/bitstream/ufscar/16733/2/license_rdfe39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34MD52TEXTArtigo 7 - Brazilian Eugenic Education EN 2021 - UFSCar.pdf.txtArtigo 7 - Brazilian Eugenic Education EN 2021 - UFSCar.pdf.txtExtracted texttext/plain54472https://repositorio.ufscar.br/bitstream/ufscar/16733/3/Artigo%207%20-%20Brazilian%20Eugenic%20Education%20EN%202021%20-%20UFSCar.pdf.txtf1964df4243524ba37b0be830eedf451MD53THUMBNAILArtigo 7 - Brazilian Eugenic Education EN 2021 - UFSCar.pdf.jpgArtigo 7 - Brazilian Eugenic Education EN 2021 - UFSCar.pdf.jpgIM Thumbnailimage/jpeg19332https://repositorio.ufscar.br/bitstream/ufscar/16733/4/Artigo%207%20-%20Brazilian%20Eugenic%20Education%20EN%202021%20-%20UFSCar.pdf.jpgbc1c4ad5b9b171511a56ac3d38bea9e9MD54ufscar/167332023-09-18 18:32:28.591oai:repositorio.ufscar.br:ufscar/16733Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://repositorio.ufscar.br/oai/requestopendoar:43222023-09-18T18:32:28Repositório Institucional da UFSCAR - Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR)false
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title The science of racial improvement: historical considerations about Brasilian eugenic education
spellingShingle The science of racial improvement: historical considerations about Brasilian eugenic education
Roitberg, Guilherme Prado
Educação eugênica
Movimento eugenista
Racismo científico
Razão instrumental
Eugenic education
Eugenic movement
Scientific racism
Instrumental reason
CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO
CIENCIAS HUMANAS::HISTORIA
title_short The science of racial improvement: historical considerations about Brasilian eugenic education
title_full The science of racial improvement: historical considerations about Brasilian eugenic education
title_fullStr The science of racial improvement: historical considerations about Brasilian eugenic education
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Faggion, Melline Ortega
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Movimento eugenista
Racismo científico
Razão instrumental
topic Educação eugênica
Movimento eugenista
Racismo científico
Razão instrumental
Eugenic education
Eugenic movement
Scientific racism
Instrumental reason
CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO
CIENCIAS HUMANAS::HISTORIA
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Eugenic movement
Scientific racism
Instrumental reason
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