Ensinando a Transgredir a Ordem do Discurso

This text aims to reflect on the language aspects of the writings of the American author bell hooks in Language: Teaching New Worlds/New Words, which is part of Chapter 11 in the book Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. It situates the author's intersectional discourse within the framework of Michel Foucault's analysis of discourse production in his inaugural lecture at the Collège de France: The Order of Discourse. To do this, we highlight some authors who have shaped the relationship between racism and language in the formation of contemporary society: Franz Fanon and the consequences of colonialism for the Black population; Beatriz Nascimento, emphasizing the importance of Black people narrating their own stories; and Lélia González, who introduced the term "Pretuguês," representing language as a foundational layer of Brazilian culture. We conclude that, for both bell hooks and Foucault, language is much more than a neutral and objective communication tool; it can become a powerful driver in the construction of identities and critical thinking as it provokes tensions. Hence the relevance of situating Foucault's thinking in the intersectional debate of gender and race within the context of education. ; Este texto tem por objetivo realizar reflexões, no âmbito da linguagem, sobre a escrita da autora norte-americana bell hooks, em Lingua: ensinando novos mundos/ novas palavras, que compõe o capítulo 11 do livro Ensinando a Transgredir: a educação como prática da liberdade, situando o debate interseccional da autora a partir da análise de Michel Foucault sobre a produção do discurso, na sua aula inaugural no Collège de France: A ordem do discurso. Para isso, apontamos alguns autores que marcaram a relação entre racismo e linguagem na constituição da sociedade contemporânea: Franz Fanon e as consequências da colonialidade para a população negra; Beatriz Nascimento, advertindo a importância de o negro narrar-se a si mesmo; e Lélia González, com a designação do termo “Pretuguês”, que ...