GEOPOÉTICA E EXPERIÊNCIA: O ENSINAR E O APRENDER PELA (RE)CONEXÃO SENSÍVEL COM A TERRA

Abstract

We live in an era marked by informational voracity and an unrelenting pursuit of efficiency, often resulting in the prioritization of techniques over experience. Experience, once considered essential for knowledge, shaping and transforming individuals' lives, often becomes undervalued and disregarded (Larrosa, 2018; 2019). In this context of acceleration, we are constantly driven to find instant answers and immediate solutions, leaving little time for contemplation, reflection, and learning through experience. However, experience has strengthened as an important element in teaching and learning. Thus, this article aims to explore the re-signification of experience through geopoetics, a theory developed by Kenneth White (1994), and its ability to establish a sensitive connection with places. The research, qualitative in nature and based on the humanistic approach of Geography, is grounded in exploratory bibliographic analysis of the proposed theme, seeking to weave relationships between geopoetics, space, and experience. As results, it is demonstrated how geopoetics expresses a way of existing through direct and sensitive experience in the world, offering an open space for experiencing and contributing to a humanistic education. Thus, it prepares students not only to understand the world but also to relate to it in a harmonious and responsive manner.