Nature

One of the most central and persistent legacies of [[coloniality]] as conceptualized by Anibal Quijano is the nature/culture binary. Opposing the civilised, white, european, male subject (culture) to the objectified, [['primitive']], sensous 'Other' (nature) became the core of arguments promoting discrimination such as racist, sexist and classist oppression. Nature, furthermore, has been a powerful metaphor or tool to render historically formed sets of norms and normative practices seemingly 'natural', obscuring their historical and social making. Within education, the nature of the child and the knowledges produced about this subject position have been crucial to the narratives of [[child development]] and [[recapitualtion theory]].

1791 - Calculus Monument

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 21:38

During the century XVII, in the European Enlightenment, the search and application of new mathematical methods to describe the world and the universe, changed not only our perception of nature but also the perception of the human being and his capacities. The *calculus* appears as a mathematical method to describe physical activity. In an age full of ambiguities and contradictions, divine power and creation dissipate in human hands.

1904 - A instrucção da creança

Submitted by melina on Thu, 04/20/2023 - 13:24

First published in 1875/6 in Switzerland, Johannes Staub’s picture book series A instrucção da creança was translated and published in Portugal in 1904/5. Staub was a teacher and author, committed to progressive and reform education. His picture book series was thought as part of the pedagogical method of the object lesson.

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