Brazilian Folk Art as a possibility of multicultural teaching of the visual arts

Authors

  • Amanda Cristina Figueira Bastos de Melo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense) Campus Avançado São João da Barra/RJ
  • Bianka Pires André Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v18n216-08

Keywords:

Visual Arts, Multiculturalism, Folk Art

Abstract

The present article establishes an overview of the relationship between culture and the teaching of Art in Brazil, reflecting about multiculturalism in the teaching of Visual Arts through Folk Art. It is based on a literature review, analysis of works of art and their relation to multicultural issues. The study highlights the importance of Folk Art as a source of multicultural studies, as well as the need to deal with these issues within the school environment. There has not been much discussion about the topic, especially regarding Folk Art. The research concludes that it is possible to teach multicultural Art through an approach of the Folk Art, as it enables a better approximation to the learners’ universe and contribute for the development of their critical, reflexive and esthetic abilities.

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Author Biographies

  • Amanda Cristina Figueira Bastos de Melo, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense) Campus Avançado São João da Barra/RJ
    Especialista em Arte, Educação e Tecnologias Contemporâneas (UnB) e Mestranda em Cognição e Linguagem (UENF). Professora de Artes no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense) campus Avançado São João da Barra, São João da Barra/RJ – Brasil. E-mail: amanda.melo@iff.edu.br.
  • Bianka Pires André, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    Doutora em Educação pela Universidade de Barcelona. Pesquisadora colaboradora do Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Estudos Migratórios da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (NIEM/UFRJ) e do Grupo de Pesquisa em Educação, Migração e Infância da Universidade Aberta do Brasil (EMIGRA/UAB). Professora Associada da Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ - Brasil. E-mail: biankapires@gmail.com.

Published

25-10-2016

Issue

Section

Original articles

How to Cite

BASTOS DE MELO, Amanda Cristina Figueira; ANDRÉ, Bianka Pires. Brazilian Folk Art as a possibility of multicultural teaching of the visual arts. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 18, n. 2, p. 109–119, 2016. DOI: 10.19180/1809-2667.v18n216-08. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/1809-2667.v18n216-08.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.