https://tedebc.ufma.br/jspui/handle/tede/3 2026-04-15T09:47:18Z https://tedebc.ufma.br/jspui/handle/tede/6893 Título: Educação para pessoas com deficiência visual: uma investigação do Plano Municipal de Educação de Paço do Lumiar/MA e possibilidades de ações a partir do pensamento decolonial. Autor: CALDAS, Renata Maranhão Primeiro orientador: TOLOMEI, Cristiane Navarrete Abstract: This research aims to analyze the Municipal Education Plan Decade 2014/2023 of Paço do Lumiar/MA and to verify the applicability of the plan in the education of students with visual impairments (low vision) from the perspective of decolonial studies. The specific objectives are as follows: 1) To investigate how the Municipal Department of Education (SEMED), in conjunction with schools, implemented the process of including students with low vision in the municipal network, based on the Municipal Education Plan Decade 2014/2023; 2) To examine how the Municipal Education Plan contributed to the development and implementation of the Political-Pedagogical Projects (PPP) of the UEBs, in the methodology and assessment of students with low vision, and in the structure of schools concerning the multifunctional resource rooms and specialized educational assistance (AEE); and 3) To reflect on innovative methodologies that consider decolonial studies as a praxis of opposition and resistance to the modern/colonial world, in the education of people with visual impairments. The methodology employed corresponds to qualitative research of a bibliographic and documentary nature, utilizing the exploratory-descriptive method. Data collection was conducted through semi-open questionnaires. Therefore, by investigating the inclusion of students with low vision in Paço do Lumiar through the analysis of the Municipal Education Plan, we aim to understand the contribution and unfolding of public policies for Inclusive Special Education in Paço do Lumiar, while simultaneously uncovering colonial influences in the official documents of the municipality. Moreover, based on decolonial theories, we propose possibilities for decolonizing Special and Inclusive Education within this context. The research involved the participation of seven teachers of regular classes for students with low vision, three school principals serving this population, and two specialists from the Division of Specialized Education in the municipality of Paço do Lumiar. The research findings reveal that the centralizing ontology invisibilizes and subalternizes people with disabilities, resulting in an ableist and exclusionary social model. There has been insufficient progress in the inclusion of students with low vision in Paço do Lumiar, as evidenced by the lack of adherence to Multifunctional Resource Rooms and the need for ongoing training and infrastructure improvements. The research underscores the urgency of decolonial pedagogical approaches and the active participation of society and the State in the development of inclusive public policies. Instituição: Universidade Federal do Maranhão Tipo do documento: Dissertação 2024-07-30T00:00:00Z https://tedebc.ufma.br/jspui/handle/tede/6889 Título: PRAZERES, PROFANIAS E EPISTEMOLOGIA SAPATÃO: O feminismo lésbico em Audre Lorde e Monique Wittig Autor: COELHO, Luana Kerly Alves Primeiro orientador: OLIVEIRA, Ana Caroline Amorim Abstract: This research investigates the constitution of lesbian feminism based on the works of Audre Lorde (2021) and Monique Wittig (2022). The writing assumes personal experience as a political and epistemic method, recognizing the body and experience of the author, a lesbian woman, as a constitutive part of the knowledge production process. The aim is to analyze how the thought of Audre Lorde (2021) and Monique Wittig (2022) contributes to the construction of a lesbian feminism that challenges the cisheterowhite-colonial hegemony of gender and the universal notion of woman. Interdisciplinary in nature, the investigation articulates contributions from literary theory, feminist theory, feminist epistemology, gender studies, and decolonial critiques, understanding that the object of study, lesbianism as a political and epistemological category, cannot be apprehended by a single disciplinary field. Supported by an intersectional and decolonial theoretical framework, this research draws on authors such as Lugones (2010), Gonzalez (2020), and Letícia Nascimento (2023), as well as Wittig (2022) and Lorde (2021) themselves, to challenge the founding myth of feminism and its historical erasures of Black, lesbian, and dissident women. The work adopts a qualitative and bibliographical methodology, with a theoretical-analytical focus, and begins with an analysis of the essays “The Hetero Thinking” (2022) by Monique Wittig and “Sister Outsider” (2021) by Audre Lorde, understood as documents of textual, political, and affective insubordination. By affirming lesbian feminism as an insurgent epistemology, the dissertation proposes the erasure of the CIS-system, the confrontation of the norm, and the opening to a politics of pleasure, writing, and affect as forms of resistance. Ultimately, the text presents itself as a closet door opening, a radical bet on the possibility of thinking, feeling, and existing outside the margins imposed by the norm. Instituição: Universidade Federal do Maranhão Tipo do documento: Dissertação 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z https://tedebc.ufma.br/jspui/handle/tede/6884 Título: Racismo algorítmico: uma abordagem da representação da pessoa negra no Instagram. Autor: LIMA, Camila Silva Primeiro orientador: FERREIRA JÚNIOR, José Ribamar Abstract: This research explores manifestations of Algorithmic Racism, which pertains to the replication and amplification of discriminatory practices through Artificial Intelligence technologies (Silva, 2022), on Instagram, investigating how racial biases are perpetuated within this social network. Through an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach, the study includes a bibliographic review of the literature, focusing on categories such as Racism, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Racism and Instagram. It also encompasses a survey of academic productions addressing the topic, along with data analysis and a case study. The primary objective is to analyze the operationalization of Algorithmic Racism within the Artificial Intelligence systems that govern content moderation and recommendation on Instagram. The theoretical and methodological procedures range from literature review to a case study. These methods aim to contribute to the emerging field of AI ethics and enhance understanding of the social implications of related technologies. Ultimately, the broader objective is to foster a racially just society in the era of Artificial Intelligence. The results of the study presented indicate the confirmation of the hypothesis limited to its conduct, pointing to the existence of Algorithmic Racism on Instagram, as a way of maintaining socially imposed oppressions aimed at black people; Furthermore, the adoption of measures such as diversification of technology operational teams, contextual training of AIs through the construction, reflection and implementation of actions such as technological Pretuguês are shown to be some of the efficient measures with a view to a fairer and more equitable operation of Artificial Intelligence tools. Instituição: Universidade Federal do Maranhão Tipo do documento: Dissertação 2026-01-19T00:00:00Z https://tedebc.ufma.br/jspui/handle/tede/6856 Título: Patrimônio cultural afro-brasileiro e bibliotecas públicas: um olhar decolonial para a Biblioteca Municipal José Sarney em São Luís no Maranhão Autor: MENDES, Anna Caroline Corrêa Primeiro orientador: CUTRIM, Kláutenys Dellene Guedes Abstract: The study analyzes the presence of Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage in the José Sarney Municipal Library (BMJS) and its relevance in the construction of the identity of the people of São Luís. It presents the importance of preserving and addressing Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage in public libraries, seen as a strengthening element of black identity. It discusses the conception of public libraries as centers of culture, capable of mediating the knowledge necessary to establish a decolonial discussion. It highlights the growth of the decolonial perspective in society, mainly in the field of Library Science and Information Science, addressing the professional training of librarians and their work in libraries. To this end, the study has the following general objective: to investigate, from a decolonial perspective, the mediation activities of the José Sarney Municipal Library and its contribution to the strengthening of black identity and Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage in the city of São Luís. And, for the development of the research, the following specific objectives: a) to trace the link between Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage and the construction of black identity; b) to present public libraries as possible places for the decolonization of knowledge; c) to contextualize the José Sarney Municipal Library, its trajectory, performance, and mediation in the context of São Luís, identifying the actions of mediation of information, culture, and evidence of Afro- Brazilian cultural heritage; and d) to analyze the perception of library users and the technical team of professionals on how the José Sarney Municipal Library contributes to the strengthening of black identity construction, based on its actions of mediation of Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage. This is a basic research, of an exploratory and descriptive nature, with a quantitative and qualitative approach. From the point of view of its procedures, it is characterized as a bibliographic research, dialoguing with some theorists of Library Science such as: Ferreira (2021), Milanesi (1986; 2002; 2003), Almeida Júnior (1997), Silva (2020), etc.; heritage: Lima (2012), Abreu (2010), Chuva (2012), Funari (2010), Choay (2011) etc.; decolonial studies, such as: Bernardino-Costa (2016), Cardoso (2015), Mignolo (2016), Césaire (2020), Gonzalez (2020) etc.; and culture and identity theorists: Hall (2014; 2024), Silva (2014), Kathryn Woodward (2014), Candau (2016) etc. It also starts from documentary research, with consultation of documents related to the administration and operation of the José Sarney Municipal Public Library. The study continues with field research to analyze the activities of cultural mediation, preservation and appreciation of culture, black identity and Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage at the José Sarney Municipal Library, with the application of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with users of the José Sarney Municipal Library and with the library's technical and administrative team. It highlights the impact of the José Sarney Municipal Library on the community where it is located, acting as a catalyst for decolonial discussion, highlighting traces of black culture in its services, products and cultural activities. Instituição: Universidade Federal do Maranhão Tipo do documento: Dissertação 2026-01-28T00:00:00Z