The strategies of breaking away from racism and sexism in everyday life: Dora Lucia de Lima Bertúlio's political imagination
Everyday racism; Black feminisms; intersectionality; life history; memory
This thesis aims to reflect on the emergence of practices undertaken by Black women in everyday life that are potentially disruptive to the dynamics and effects of racism and sexism. The intended reflection is built upon the life trajectory of jurist and theorist Dora Lucia de Lima Bertúlio, one of the first intellectuals to discuss racism within the legal field in the 1980s. To this end, I present the research proposal, key concepts, initial theoretical dialogues, and the methodological strategies adopted. I discuss the epistemological horizon of Black feminisms and intersectionality and introduce the notions of everyday life and everyday racism as analytical tools guiding the proposed UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASÍLIA FACULDADE DE DIREITO PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM DIREITO – MESTRADO E DOUTORADO 2 reflection. Moreover, I highlight life history as the privileged method of the work and the encounters with Dora Lucia. Finally, I explore how the narrative of life histories challenges us to imagine the production of other collective memories (and writings) that are capable of telling experiences and subjectivities marked by racism and sexism, without allowing the violences embedded i