O Museu da Imagem e do Som de Alagoas: estratégias e contribuições para o ensino de geografia na EJA

Abstract

When we think of a museum, many ideas can arise: a place to store old things, a quiet space, a historical building, a showcase of objects that tell something about who we were and who we still are. Each person carries a different image, built by the experiences they had or by the lack of them. In this scenario, the central focus of this study was to investigate the educational potential of the Museum of Image and Sound of Alagoas to promote critical learning of geographical space with students from the early years of EJA. The research is based on critical geography, based on Cavalcanti (2003/2013) and Santos (2000) understanding space as a result of social relations and adopts a qualitative approach, aimed at interpreting the meanings attributed to the museum, its social function and its pedagogical potential. The interventions in the museum and from it are guided by the methodological strategies proposed by Matos (2013), that the work with museums should begin at school, articulating actions in the museum space and in the return to the school environment. The study shows that, through the intentionality and mediation of the educator, the museum is configured as an environment of experience, dialogue and reflection, articulating previous knowledge, experiences of students and school content, contributing to the construction of students' critical thinking. In addition, the importance of the valorization of museums as instruments of heritage education is highlighted, bringing the school community closer to the different ways of narrating, recording and understanding the territory.