As políticas de ações afirmativas e a (des) racialização da universidade: em debate a UFRB e seu projeto de universidade negra

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the reverberations of the affirmative action policies and the black university project developed by the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB -Brazil), considering the dedicated and committed actions of black managers and directors in charge of the Department of Affirmative Action and Student Affairs (PROPAAE). This article is the result of a qualitative study in which eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight subjects involved in the administration of that Department during 2009-2016. The study reveals that the programs and proposals promoted by those subjects encouraged policies based both on affirmative action and on the conception of a university that is rooted in racial equality and equity perspectives.