Empowerment of Black Women: Culture, Tradition and Protagonism of Dona Dió do Acarajé in the "Washing the Alley"

the objective of this study is to deconstruct the racist and sexist ideologies that make invisible the presence of black women in the various spaces of society, especially in the cultural field, seeking to show their actions to promote and establish new positions. In order to do so, it analyzes the...

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Published inMosaico Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 174
Main Author Nogueira, Martha Maria Brito
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.12.2017
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Summary:the objective of this study is to deconstruct the racist and sexist ideologies that make invisible the presence of black women in the various spaces of society, especially in the cultural field, seeking to show their actions to promote and establish new positions. In order to do so, it analyzes the trajectory of Dona Dió do Acarajé, a black woman of quilombola descent who excelled in several popular demonstrations in the city of Vitória da Conquista in the last decades of the twentieth century, becoming a symbol of black culture. These questions will be analyzed from the feminist theories, called the “Standpoint Teory” of black feminist thought, in order to understand the dynamics of empowerment of black women in popular culture. Empoderamento das Mulheres Negras: Cultura, Tradição e Protagonismo de Dona Dió do Acarajé na “Lavagem do Beco” Resumo: o objetivo desse estudo é desconstruir as ideologias racistas e sexistas que invisibilizam a presença das mulheres negras nos diversos espaços da sociedade, em especial no campo cultural, procurando mostrar a suas ações para promover e estabelecer novos posicionamentos. Para tanto, analisa a trajetória de Dona Dió do Acarajé, mulher negra, de descendência quilombola que sobressaiu em várias manifestações populares na cidade de Vitória da Conquista nas últimas décadas do século XX, tornando-se símbolo da cultura negra. Estas questões serão analisadas a partir das teorias formuladas pelas feministas, denominadas de “Standpoint Teory” do pensamento feminista negro, no sentido de compreender as dinâmicas de empoderamento das mulheres negras na cultura popular.
ISSN:1983-7801
1983-7801
DOI:10.18224/mos.v10i0.5855