Dispositivo de racialidade e escrevivência de corpos políticos: costuras do feminismo negro de Sueli Carneiro.

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the concept of the raciality device based on the contributions of Black feminism, with emphasis on the work of Sueli Carneiro, articulating it with the notion of escrevivência developed by Conceição Evaristo. The study is grounded in the understanding that academic knowledge production in Brazil has been historically shaped by colonial, racist, and sexist structures that marginalize the experiences and epistemologies of Black women. In this context, escrevivência is proposed as a philosophical methodology that values lived experience, the body, and ancestry as legitimate sources of knowledge. The research adopts a theoretical-narrative approach, in which personal memories and intergenerational stories—especially those of the author’s great-grandmother and grandmother—are intertwined with philosophical reflections on Black feminism, intersectionality, epistemicide, and the coloniality of power. By employing a first-person narrative, the dissertation demonstrates how individual experiences reflect structural patterns of oppression while also affirming the political agency of Black subjectivity. Engaging with authors such as Sueli Carneiro, Lélia Gonzalez, and Conceição Evaristo, this work argues that Black feminism constitutes a political-philosophical framework capable of naming, analyzing, and confronting the multiple forms of violence that shape the lives of Black women.