Resistance Stories of African-Brazilian Women

Authors

  • Stela Nazareth Meneghel Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Olga Farina ONG ASPA – Apoio, Solidariedade e Prevenção à Aids
  • Silvia Regina Ramão ONG Maria Mulher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2005000300006

Abstract

This study consists of an intervention using narrative workshops as a device to stimulate the empowerment of women. Ten women, victims of gender violence, took part in a workshop developed by non-governmental organization for African-Brazilian women Maria Mulher, which gives assistance to women living in Vila Cruzeiro do Sul, in the city of Porto Alegre. The main objective of the research was to debate questions related to gender and violence, making use of stories and histories related to the feminine, specifically African-Brazilian stories. Five meetings were held, where the women told and were told stories, took part in group discussions, experiences and rituals. The workshops gave those women a space where they could tell and hear stories, take part in the rituals of the orixás [African-Brazilian deities] of the black culture and tell their personal histories using those experiences. This intervention was an attempt at invoking different subjective experiences, and made it possible to empower the women who took part in the research, contributing for the rescue of the individual and collective memory of this group.

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Published

2005-01-01

How to Cite

Meneghel, S. N., Farina, O., & Ramão, S. R. (2005). Resistance Stories of African-Brazilian Women. Revista Estudos Feministas, 13(3), 567. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2005000300006

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2005)

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