JONGO CULTURAL EXPRESSION: (de)coloniality as a process for inclusive education

Abstract

This article stems from the research carried out by the author with the Group of Musical Studies and Practices - GEPMU/UENF - an interdisciplinary research group that proposes to investigate the musical and artistic expressions present in Brazilian culture, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Giovane do Nascimento, based at UENF (Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro) in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, as well as at the IFF (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Fluminense), where the author worked as a teacher, with the participation of de, Neusimar da Hora, graduated in theater from IFF, actress and Mestre Jongueira. This study is divided into two parts: the first presents a bibliographic review on the diasporic theme in the context of the debate on decoloniality; and, in the second, the manifestation of Jongo, an African cultural expression with a strong presence in our municipality, as a form of resistance to the effects left by the colonization process in Brazil, having as main reference the Rodas de Jongo of the Núcleo de Arte e Cultura de Campos. (NACC), and its contribution as a process of inclusion of Afro-descendant culture in local education.

KEYWORDS: Decolonialism. jong. Inclusive education