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Unesc hosts national seminar discussing popular education and democracy

The meeting organized by GT 6 of ANPEd brings together researchers, teachers, students, and social movements until Thursday (11/12) in Criciúma

Published by: Mayara Cardoso

on November 9, 2026

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Researchers and professors from different regions of the country are gathered in Criciúma for the 7th Thematic Seminar of Working Group 6, Popular Education, of the National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Education (Anped). The event, which began on the evening of this Monday (11/9), will continue until Thursday (11/12) in person.

This year, the meeting invites reflection on the role of education in strengthening democracy. Over the four days, participants will present oral communications in the format of expanded abstracts, covering completed research, ongoing investigations, and experience reports.

The opening ceremony featured on the honor table the Vice-Rector for Research, Graduate Studies, Innovation, and Extension of Unesc, Vanessa Moraes de Andrade, who represented the acting rector, Gisele Silveira Coelho Lopes. Also present were Professor Fabiana Rodrigues de Souza, head of Working Group 6 Popular Education of Anped, and the event organizer, Janine Moreira, a faculty member of the Graduate Program in Education (PPGE) at the institution and leader of the Research Group on Education, Decolonization, and Subjective Processes. Completing the composition were the deputy coordinator of PPGE, Morgana Bada Caldas, and master's student Bruna Dalbó Fernandes, representing the student body.

National and international guests

On the evening of this Monday, the opening table held at Edson Rodrigues Auditorium included the participation of Professors Patricia Raquel Redondo, from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Flacso) in Buenos Aires, and João Colares da Mota Neto, from the State University of Pará (Uepa) in Belém.

The complete program of the event can be accessed at: https://doity.com.br/7-seminrio-temtico-do-gt-6--educao-popular-da-anped.