Repertoire Notebooks

Explorations in Instructional Design, Language, and Cultural Identity from a Decentralized Perspective. A space for dialogue with authors who challenge and expand the fields of education and memory.

Essay: The Silence Between Generations — Heritage Language and Cultural Erasure in Brazil

Drawing on a family and historical investigation, this essay examines how policies of repression and processes of forced assimilation disrupted the transmission of heritage languages in Brazil. The text reveals how the silence imposed between generations continues to resonate today in the cultural resistance of Brazilians abroad, serving as a theoretical foundation for the development of our intercultural educational resources.

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Essay: Beyond the Center: Learning Architecture in a Multicultural World (Português • English • 日本語)

Starting from a critical analysis of contemporary educational design, this essay investigates how the notion of a legitimate 'center' of knowledge still structures pedagogical practices and renders multicultural epistemologies invisible. By examining the role of heritage languages within this landscape, the text discusses how centralized learning architectures produce misalignments in increasingly plural contexts, offering a conceptual foundation for the development of decentralized and culturally situated educational experiences.

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