Popular Culture and Decoloniality in University Education. The Project Meeting of Knowledge at EEFD-UFRJ

Abstract

This article aims to present the historical trajectory of initiatives that bring together masters of popular cultures and the university, which have been carried out at the School of Physical Education and Sports at UFRJ since 1970. This approach began with the implementation of Brazilian folklore courses in undergraduate programs and continues to this day with the institutionalization of a superintendency focused on the "Meeting of Knowledge." This superintendency aims to create a network with various units that carry out similar initiatives. To this end, the academic actions promoted over this period by faculty and staff, in the form of research projects, extension activities, artistic events, and other endeavors, are reported. These initiatives have consolidated the relationship based on dialogue between academic and traditional/popular knowledge, resulting in new paths for university education and engaging in debates about the colonial impact on society. All this is reported through the voices of the creators and driving agents of these actions and is shared here through the vast collection of records available on social media.