BLACK WOMEN AND GENDERED RACISMIN SUBJECTIVATION PROCESSES

Abstract

This article aims to present research that investigated the construction of Black women’s subjectivities in the face of the historical erasure of Afro-descendants. To this end, the qualitative research collected data through an online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with women who self-identified as Black or mixed-race. The study sought to understand these women’s relationship with their ancestry, their perceptions of the different social contexts in which they are embedded, and to identify generational differences in the interviewees’ accounts. The discussion focused on the processes of subjectivation, primarily considering the intersections of gendered racism. Based on the information gathered in the interviews, data analysis was conducted in alignment with relevant theoretical discussions on the topic. Overall, the results demonstrate a low level of knowledge about ancestry, a policy of racial silencing within Black families, and that the intersection of race and gender impacts various aspects of Black women’s lives, including career, relationships, and self-perception or self-esteem.