Identity and intersectionality

Contributions to the investigation of black identity in Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to generate an analysis that contributes to deepen the studies on black identity in Brazil, considering its formation and connections. Through the discussions about identity, difference and subalternity, in addition to the theoretical-methodological basis of intersectionality, it seeks to highlight the limits and possibilities of research on the formation of black Brazilian identity. To this end, bibliographical research and the dialectical-comprehensive method are used as research and analysis tools. In this context, it is noted that the social construction of identity is influenced by several processes, which encompass transformations, dynamics and relationships that manifest material, symbolic, psychic, historical and social effects. The encounter with the Other, with the non-self, plays a fundamental role in the apprehension and construction of the Self. The Brazilian intersectional approach introduces a new perspective on identities, considering the impact of oppressions on the modification of identities, as well as the forms of resistance developed by oppressed social groups. Thus, when analyzing the construction of black identity under the prism of intersectionality, it is crucial to take into account the specific dynamics of each community, highlighting their similarities and particularities, since a variety of interactions and relationships occurred in a non-homogeneous way.