Terminological representation of the black population in tesauros

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Andréia dos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Costa, Amabile, Barros, Camila Monteiro de, Vital, Luciane Paula
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/35453
• topic: Organization System; Thesauri; Black Population; Sistema de Organización del Conocimiento; Tesauros; Población Negra; Sistema de Organização do Conhecimento; Tesauros; População Negra

Introduction: The present work investigates the terminological representation on the black population in thesauri of different areas of knowledge. The theoretical reference is focused on the interpretation of the social dimension that encompasses the practices of knowledge organization. The respondents from the OC area have rethought and brought to discussion more pluralistic and egalitarian representation processes, with ethical and reflexive positioning. Aims: To analyze the conceptual relationships attributed to the terms 'black' and 'Afro-Brazilian' in thesauri of different areas of knowledge. Methodology: The research is characterized as exploratory and bibliographical. The terms "Afro-Brazilian" and "Black" were analyzed in the following thesauri: Information Science, Education, Gender Studies on Women, Folklore and Popular Culture, Military Justice of the Union, Objects of Cultural Heritage in Brazilian Museums, and UNESCO. Results: It was verified that the analyzed thesauri strengthen the image of the black associated with pejorative terms in their representations. Conclusions: SOCs are tools used for information retrieval, however, it is clear that the structure of these instruments reflects the reality in which these systems are inserted. It is noticed that researchers in the area of knowledge organization have rethought and brought discussions with an ethical and reflective positioning.