STUDENT MOVEMENT IN BRAZIL : PAST FIGHTS, NOWADAYS CHALLENGES
Abstract
The present article intends to make a contribution to the fragile debate on student movements in Latin America. The trajectory of the Brazilian student movement, its advances and backward movements are inserted in diverse historical contexts of its fights. Understanding the student movement history in Brazil based on the comprehension of the meaning of the passed fights, and the present challenges becomes the main purpose of this essay.
Keywords
History, student movement, Brazil
Author Biography
Silene De Moraes Freire
Professora Adjunta da Graduação e Pós-Graduação (mestrado e doutorado) daFaculdade de Serviço Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Doutora em Sociologia pela Universidade de São Paulo, Procientista da UERJ, Pesquisadora do CNPq. Coordenadora do Programa de Estudos de América Latina e Caribe –PROEALC- do Centro de Ciências Sociais da UERJ.