It is well known that the number of women in scientific careers is significantly lower than the number of men, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) areas. Considering that science should be used for the benefit of all, by excluding women from the production process of scientific knowledge, we are giving up of 50% of the intellectual capacity to different science fields. Thus, the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences, whose mission is to expand society's access to scientific knowledge, promotes the project "Girls in the Museum", aimed at the continuous education of seven high-school female students in topics of astronomy with the goal of stimulating them into liking science. Concurrently with the project, interviews were conducted to evaluate the initiative according to the participants' perspectives, as well as to understand their perceptions about science prior and after six months of the project. We found that the participants were satisfied with the format and content of the project, comprised of theoretical talks and practical workshops. The resulting discourses show that they now view science as something closer to their lives and are more confident to promote scientific discussions. These results show the importance of providing young females with role models they can look up, especially at the age when they are about to make decisions concerning their future career.
This work is the report of an astronomy non-formal education expedition carried out by the GalileoMobile initiative in the Paiter Suruí indigenous communities, in the Brazilian Amazon, that took place in November 2016. This ethnic group remained “officially uncontacted” by non-natives until the late 1960's, when the population dropped significantly and they faced deep changes in their way of living and traditions. Nowadays, the Paiter Suruí are seeking ways to maintain their cultural identity and land. Thus, differently from previous GalileoMobile itinerant projects, which had the goal of bringing modern astronomy closer to youngsters of regions with scarce access to science outreach actions, this particular expedition had the goal of establishing an exchange of knowledge related to astronomy, promoting a dialogue with the members of this group to understand and record their relationship with the sky. The ground team, comprised of three astronomers, one filmmaker and one anthropologist, undertook the study of various academic works on ethno and cultural astronomy, as well as specific texts on science education in traditional communities and ethnography of Brazilian indigenous peoples. During the expedition, interviews with the Paiter Suruí elders were held, having as a starting point astronomy outreach activities such as the sky observation with telescopes. We were able to collect three myths related to the Sun, Moon and rainbow. The result of activities, interviews and transcripts were recorded in a series of videos that will be returned to the community, so that they can be used in schools and community centres as educational material for the preservation of the Paiter Suruí culture, as well as a resource for a detailed ethnographic study of their astronomy.
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Este trabalho problematiza a formação de subjetividades por meio do currículo da escola e nela a estética das imagens sobre o corpo humano presentes em três livros de Ciências do ensino fundamental do oitavo ano. Tal fenômeno é discutido sob a ótica dos conceitos de biopoder e de biopolítica foucaultianos. Muitas são as tecnologias de poder operando por meio das representações do corpo presentes nesses livros. Dentre estas tecnologias, pode-se citar como exemplo o discurso médico, o esporte, a indústria cultural, a moda, a publicidade. As imagens presentes nos livros e selecionadas para a análise tanto se referem às explicações biológicas do funcionamento do corpo, quanto representam atitudes em relação à saúde ou, ainda, às práticas esportivas. Contudo, o que se pode ver de modo mais contundente nas imagens é certa padronização estética do corpo, tanto significando beleza quanto saúde. O que atua nessa padronização são complexas tecnologias biopolíticas, que podem criar formas de subjetividade em estudantes que os utilizam frequentemente, como noções distorcidas de beleza e saúde, padronização de atitudes, entre outros.
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