Embranquecer para quê?

Bleaching and the study of phenols as a didactic proposal for teaching chemistry and racial-ethnic relations

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Women in some parts of the world have been using cosmetics to whiten their skin. Bleaching has been moving millions in the dermocosmetics industry in countries in Asia, Africa, and the United States. In Brazil, the practice is still not widespread and we believe that this is due to the fact that our country believes in a myth of racial democracy in which black people are not considered black people. Bleaching causes serious health problems, uses chemical compounds indiscriminately, one of them is hydroquinone, and is related to racism, black identity, and gender. This article aims to propose a didactic sequence for teaching of chemistry focused on racial issues and that uses the chemistry of phenols as a starting point for discussion about skin whitening, racism and colonial technologies still colonizes black women bodies.

Keywords: Bleaching; phenols; chemistry teaching; racial-ethnic relations.

 

 

 

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Vanessa Sales de Carvalho, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Licencianda em Química (UFBA), Doutoranda em Química Analítica (UFBA), Mestre em Química Analítica (UFBA), Bacharel em Química (UFBA).

Paloma Nascimento dos Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Professora do Departamento de Química Geral e Inorgânica (Ensino de Química) - Instituto de Química da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).

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2021-08-06

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Carvalho, V. S. de ., & Santos, P. N. dos . (2021). Embranquecer para quê? Bleaching and the study of phenols as a didactic proposal for teaching chemistry and racial-ethnic relations. Abatirá - Revista De Ciências Humanas E Linguagens, 2(3), 313–331. Retrieved from https://revistas.uneb.br/index.php/abatira/article/view/11344

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