Mulheres em tempos de guerra : memórias de sobreviventes do Holocausto judeu

Abstract

The work in question addresses the teaching of History, focusing on the lack of reports on the survival of women belonging to segregated groups during the Second World War, such as gypsies, physically disabled women, Jews, among others. The main objective of the research is to understand the reasons behind this absence in textbooks, which can be attributed to the positivist thinking that highlighted the great male heroes, leaving women in the background in the historical narrative, as well as the Eurocentric perspective that valued what the elite considered it relevant. The study focuses on analyzing the period of the Second World War, especially on events related to the survival of women in Nazi concentration camps, not discussed in textbooks for the 9th year of Elementary School. The research identifies this absence through the analysis of teaching collections and seeks to fill it by examining literary works related to the topic, considering gender issues and the perspective of women in History teaching. The main research question is: Why do textbooks not address the survival of minority women during World War II? To answer this question, the research reviews three didactic works aimed at the 9th year of Elementary School and discusses the work of authors such as Anne Frank, Lilian Ferreira de Souza, Evelyn Reis Bergamim, Silvelene Gomes de Souza, Bruna Krimberg Von Mühlen, Marlene Neves Strey, Marlia Aguiar Façanha, Viviane da Silva Moreria, Joana Maria Pedro, Joan Scott, Ana Maria Marques, and Moacyr Freitas. In a comprehensive way, the works considered as the core of the research are those of Lilian Ferreira de Souza, these being the frequently used theoretical framework, and Ana Maria Marques regarding the issue of gender, both of great relevance. The research culminates with a didactic proposal for teachers in the 9th year of Elementary School, offering strategies to enrich teaching about the Second World War, focusing on the history of women survivors of that specific period.