Mulheres negras movendo as estruturas por reparação e pelo bem viver : uma análise da atuação da Articulação de Organizações de Mulheres Negras Brasileiras (AMNB) na contemporaneidade

Abstract

The present research aims to provide an analysis of the mobilization of Brazilian Black women, particularly focusing on the Articulation of Brazilian Black Women’s Organizations (AMNB) in the construction of an intersectional agenda for the expansion of rights. The research investigates how these actions have impacted the Brazilian political dynamics over the past four decades, during which Black women's movements have strengthened and diversified their strategies of resistance and confrontation of intersectional oppressions. Founded in 2000, AMNB plays a crucial role as a network that articulates the struggles of Black women on both national and international levels. With representation in all regions of Brazil, AMNB has been an important front in the fight for racial and gender equality. The research methodology developed for this thesis includes participant observation, archival and document analysis, and interviews with leaders of AMNB and other partner organizations. This case study, based on a qualitative and interpretative approach, analyzes how AMNB mobilizes and constructs an agenda to combat intersectional oppressions, addressing the challenges of an increasingly complex and adverse political context. The thesis is structured into five chapters, in addition to the introduction and final considerations. The first chapter theoretically discusses the political action of Black women, linking social movement theories with the contributions of Black feminism to this theoretical field. The second chapter presents the history of Black women's movements in Brazil, outlining the factors that contributed to the formation and consolidation of AMNB. The following chapters explore strategies of engagement with the state, the impacts of political upheavals in the second decade of AMNB's existence, practices of knowledge production, and the new discursive frameworks adopted by the articulation. The analysis revealed that Black women's movements, organized intersectionally, have played a fundamental role in the fight for social, racial, and gender justice, significantly influencing Brazilian politics.