For beyond of legitimacy: the need for Physical Education at school

Abstract

The book, entitled “The historical need for Physical Education in school: current deadlocks”, written by Rosângela Aparecida Mello, is based on the assumptions of the theory of historical materialism and seeks put again this conception in discussions about Physical Education. The objective is to investigate the historical necessity of Physical Education at school in the current context of crisis and capital renewal.  The author exposes a debate about the legitimacy of the discipline, presenting the question of its historical necessity, raising the discussion to a new level. The book considers that needs are historical-social constructions that seek the construction of an emancipated society, both in Physical Education and in any other social field. However, through their limits and possibilities, school and Physical Education can contribute little to radical social overcoming, because it is only possible to think of body culture for human emancipation if this is the social intention.