Entre tranças nagô e memórias: discurso de vozes pretas femininas.
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Esta dissertação investiga os discursos das mulheres negras acerca de práticas culturais que, para além de uma dimensão meramente estética, se afirmam como formas de resistência, expressão identitária e comunicação simbólica. O foco recai sobre as narrativas femininas que reinterpretam e revivem tradições como as tranças nagô, enfrentando estruturas opressoras ancoradas em raça, gênero e classe social. Essas mulheres têm desempenhado um papel central na preservação e na transformação de práticas ancestrais, demonstrando como o cabelo e as tranças se tornam poderosos instrumentos de linguagem cultural, comunicação visual e de resistência histórica. Utilizando uma metodologia qualitativa, ancorada na revisão bibliográfica e na análise documental, a pesquisa explora como o feminismo negro, em sua abordagem interseccional, recentraliza as mulheres negras. Os discursos femininos, inspirados na teoria bakhtiniana, são interpretados como espaços dialógicos permeados por interações e contradições. Nesse sentido, as tranças nagô configuram-se como sistemas de comunicação cultural que narram trajetórias de luta, resgatam memórias ancestrais e desafiam tanto o racismo quanto o patriarcado. Autoras como Lélia Gonzalez, Sueli Carneiro e Bárbara Carine iluminam o debate sobre o protagonismo negro feminino e suas estratégias de ressignificação cultural. No contexto abordado, as tranças nagô emergem enquanto elementos conectando o indivíduo à memória coletiva, reforçando laços comunitários e resistindo ao apagamento imposto pelo colonialismo. Por meio dessas práticas, as mulheres negras transformam o cabelo em um “dialeto visual” que articula resistência às opressões, celebra a ancestralidade e tensiona os paradigmas estéticos eurocêntricos. Ademais, destaca-se a articulação entre modernidade e ancestralidade nos discursos dessas mulheres, que transformam tradições em práticas de celebração contemporânea da negritude. Assim, ao evidenciar a centralidade das mulheres negras nas práticas culturais, a pesquisa reafirma o valor da negritude feminina enquanto eixo central na luta contra as estruturas de opressão. O cabelo, nesse cenário, transforma-se em ferramenta narrativa e em potente veículo de empoderamento, cujos sentidos transcendem os limites da linguagem verbal e ecoam como manifestações de orgulho, luta e pertencimento.
This dissertation investigates the discourses of Black women regarding cultural practices that, beyond a merely aesthetic dimension, assert themselves as forms of resistance, identity expression, and symbolic communication. The focus is on feminine narratives that reinterpret and revive traditions such as nagô braids, confronting oppressive structures rooted in race, gender and social class. These women have played a central role in preserving and transforming ancestral practices, demonstrating how hair and braiding become powerful instruments of cultural language, visual communication, and historical resistance. Using a qualitative methodology, anchored in literature review and document analysis, the research explores how Black feminism, through its intersectional approach, re-centers Black women. Feminine discourses, inspired by Bakhtinian theory, are interpreted as dialogical spaces permeated by interactions and contradictions. In this sense, nagô braids emerge as systems of cultural communication that narrate stories of struggle, recover ancestral memories and challenge both racism and patriarchy. Authors such as Lélia Gonzalez, Sueli Carneiro, and Bárbara Carine shed light on the debate about Black women's leadership and their strategies for cultural re-signification. Within this context, nagô braids arise as elements connecting individuals to collective memory, strengthening community bonds, and resisting the erasure imposed by colonialism. Through these practices, Black women transform hair into a "visual dialect" that articulates resistance to oppression, celebrates ancestry, and challenges Eurocentric aesthetic paradigms. Furthermore, the articulation between modernity and ancestry in these women’s discourses is highlighted, as they transform traditions into practices of contemporary celebration of Blackness. Thus, by emphasizing the centrality of Black women in cultural practices, the research reaffirms the value of Black femininity as a central axis in the struggle against oppressive structures. In this context, hair becomes a narrative tool and a powerful vehicle of empowerment, whose meanings transcend the limits of verbal language and resonate as manifestations of pride, struggle, and belonging.
This dissertation investigates the discourses of Black women regarding cultural practices that, beyond a merely aesthetic dimension, assert themselves as forms of resistance, identity expression, and symbolic communication. The focus is on feminine narratives that reinterpret and revive traditions such as nagô braids, confronting oppressive structures rooted in race, gender and social class. These women have played a central role in preserving and transforming ancestral practices, demonstrating how hair and braiding become powerful instruments of cultural language, visual communication, and historical resistance. Using a qualitative methodology, anchored in literature review and document analysis, the research explores how Black feminism, through its intersectional approach, re-centers Black women. Feminine discourses, inspired by Bakhtinian theory, are interpreted as dialogical spaces permeated by interactions and contradictions. In this sense, nagô braids emerge as systems of cultural communication that narrate stories of struggle, recover ancestral memories and challenge both racism and patriarchy. Authors such as Lélia Gonzalez, Sueli Carneiro, and Bárbara Carine shed light on the debate about Black women's leadership and their strategies for cultural re-signification. Within this context, nagô braids arise as elements connecting individuals to collective memory, strengthening community bonds, and resisting the erasure imposed by colonialism. Through these practices, Black women transform hair into a "visual dialect" that articulates resistance to oppression, celebrates ancestry, and challenges Eurocentric aesthetic paradigms. Furthermore, the articulation between modernity and ancestry in these women’s discourses is highlighted, as they transform traditions into practices of contemporary celebration of Blackness. Thus, by emphasizing the centrality of Black women in cultural practices, the research reaffirms the value of Black femininity as a central axis in the struggle against oppressive structures. In this context, hair becomes a narrative tool and a powerful vehicle of empowerment, whose meanings transcend the limits of verbal language and resonate as manifestations of pride, struggle, and belonging.
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CORREIA, Bárbara Felix. Entre tranças nagô e memórias: discurso de vozes pretas femininas. 2025. 130 f. Mestrado (Dissertação) - Universidade Católica de Pernambuco. Programa de Pós-graduação Ciências da Linguagem. Mestrado Interinstitucional em Ciências da Linguagem, 2025.
