“VAMOS FAZER O CABELO”: Um estudo sobre as Mulheres Trançadeiras de Marabá
“VAMOS FAZER O CABELO”: Um estudo sobre as Mulheres Trançadeiras de Marabá
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.7712314092
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Palavras-chave: Cabelo Afro. Mulheres Trançadeiras. Estética Negra. Identidade Negra. Resistência e Existência Negra.
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Keywords: Afro hair. Braiding Women. Black Aesthetics. Black Identity. Resistance and Black Existence.
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Abstract: Since the earliest times, historiographies record that for people of African origin, a political symbol of identity and the manifestation of aesthetic and bodily expressions of their own. In this context, the work of women who care for and manipulate hair, especially braiders, also dates back several centuries and is an eminently feminine activity. In that regard, the present work aims to research the professional practices and 1 Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Dinâmicas Territoriais e Sociedade na Amazônia – PDTSA da Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, cidade de Marabá-Pa. Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/ 2103635169052159 / orcid.org/0000-0002-0690-6060 2 Profº. Drº. no Programa de Pós-graduação em Dinâmicas Territoriais na Amazônia – PDTSA da Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, cidade de Marabá-Pa. Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/ 7245793164008684 aesthetic and political experiences of women braiders in the municipality of Marabá, Pará State. The work of these women is of fundamental importance for the reproduction, dissemination, and affirmation of political values, aesthetics, and black or African identity in the local community. This dissertation was built from the perspective of a qualitative methodological approach using research techniques such as bibliographies and interviews. More specifically, the work discusses theoretical issues such as black or Afro aesthetics, black body expressions, black identity, Afro hair and hairstyles, and women braiders. To a large extent, it was found that the women who participated in the research became braiders because they could not find products and professionals specialized in Afro hair in the predominant market for aesthetics. Furthermore, the women braiders began to professionalize in this trade, transforming them ideologically, aesthetically, and politically into worldviews that value and incorporate more systematically cultural elements of African origin and influence.
- Alexandre Silva dos Santos Filho
- Elane Pereira Brito