Infâncias negras e lugar no espaço urbano da cidade Delmiro Gouveia – AL

Abstract

This final course work records a field research which general objective was to understand the relationship between black children and place in the context of the urban space of the city of Delmiro Gouveia (AL). This leads us to question: How do children, as social subjects, relate to the urban space? What limitations and strengths do they have in this relationship? In order to contemplate the objective and questions, we adopted participant research and observation, which allowed us to observe in interaction with the participating children and to build a relationship of coexistence and exchange. We chose two peripheral communities where black children are effectively more present in public space. These are the community of the Ponto Chic neighborhood and the Sônia Monteiro Housing Complex, located in the Eldorado neighborhood. In the text, we address the concepts of Place and Structural Racism to dialogue with the field of Childhood Geography and analyse the contemporary context of black children on the outskirts of the city of Delmiro Gouveia (AL).