Helena Antipoff e Anísio Teixeira: diálogos no campo da história da educação especial no Brasil

Abstract

Helena Antipoff and Anísio Teixeira were important intellectuals in the Brazilian educational scene during the 20th Century. However, their relationship is poorly explored. The objective of this paper was to analyze this relationship, based on the theoretical contribution of the Cultural History and the Political History. Documentary sources were analyzed, including correspondence between these two intellectuals, mediated by another important character, Helena Dias Carneiro. The results demonstrate that Antipoff and Teixeira can be considered intellectuals of thought and action, as they both dedicated themselves to research, but at the same time they acted heavily in the political and institutional levels. It was also possible to note theoretical affinities, as evidenced by their connection to Escola Ativa and similar concerns regarding the educational field at the time.