Black women in universities and decolonial knowledge: for a theorization of a black feminist thought

Over the 21st century, Brazilian universities have been going through new and major changes, at different levels, as a result of the adoption of affirmative actions in their processes of admissions and permanence. Besides changes in the racial and ethnic profile of students, there is also an increas...

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Autores: Dias, Luciana de Oliveira, Castro, Ana Luísa Machado de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)
Repositorio:Monções: Revista de Relações Internacionais da UFGD
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/10293
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/moncoes/article/view/10293
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Black Women
Decolonial Knowledge
Black Feminist Thinking
Human Rights.
Mujeres Negras. Conocimiento decolonial. Pensamiento Feminista Negro. Derechos humanos.
Mulheres Negras. Saberes Decoloniais. Pensamento Feminista Negro. Direitos Humanos.
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Sumario:Over the 21st century, Brazilian universities have been going through new and major changes, at different levels, as a result of the adoption of affirmative actions in their processes of admissions and permanence. Besides changes in the racial and ethnic profile of students, there is also an increasing presence of black women at Brazilian universities, which is ultimately related to the reinforcement of the black feminist thought. This increasing presence of black women is challenging previously adopted models, not only within the framework of social interactions that are now based on structures where black women occupy a leading role but also in the field of science and its different theoretical perspectives. More than ever, the research field is being required not to treat black women as mere objects, but rather as researchers and scholars that are responsible for shedding light on a new type of knowledge, with decolonial dimensions. In view of this, the main objective of this paper is to discuss, from an interdisciplinary perspective, to what extent these new changes, which contributed to improving diversity in universities, imply an emergence of new thoughts and knowledge, as well as the achievement of dignity and human rights, which was historically lost.