Sentidos atribuídos à cultura corporal de movimento na comunidade haitiana: educação e preservação cultural nos diferentes espaços sociais

Abstract

This thesis is part of the research line Society, Education, and Culture of the Postgraduate Program in Education at PUC-GO. The investigated topics were contemporary migratory flows, both national and international, with a particular focus on immigrants from Haiti, associated with the field of bodily movement culture, understood as the portion of culture, both material and symbolic, manifested in the form of gymnastics, dances, games, sports, and play. Considering the cultural differences between Haiti and Brazil, the guiding reflection of the research was: what is the meaning attributed to bodily movement culture from the perspective of Haitian immigrants as a means to preserve culture in different social spaces? Based on this question, the general objective was to comprehend the meaning attributed to bodily movement culture from the perspective of Haitian immigrants as a means of cultural and educational preservation in different social spaces. The methodological approach taken was qualitative research, focused on Pierre Bourdieu's Reflexive Sociology (1989), involving two main forms of data collection: literature review and field research, using questionnaires and interviews. The collected data were transcribed and analyzed through Bourdieu's discourse analysis. The results indicate that Haitian immigrants attribute the following meanings to bodily movement culture: it serves as a medium for transmitting Haitian culture through informal educational processes, for conserving and reproducing cultural identity, and for promoting health. Two important points emerged from the study: the relevance of incorporating concepts from the field of culture to broaden the notion of being healthy, and bodily movement culture can act as a social factor that contributes to preserving educational processes, providing a sense of belonging to the place of residence and keeping a people's identity alive