Masculinidades negras em perspectiva: dialogando com sujeitos negros de Conselheiro Lafaiete (MG)

Abstract

This dissertation aims to understand the process of construction and formation of Black masculinities of eight individuals who live or have lived in the city of Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais. Through Oral History and History of the Present methodologies, I analyzed these subjects’ narratives to understand the intersectionalities between race, gender, sexuality, class, and locality in their identity formation as Black men. Themes such as school memories, affectivity, aesthetics, and hypersexualization connect their narratives. The research anchored on the theories of race, gender, and Black masculinities proposed by Lélia González, bell hooks, Grada Kilomba, Frantz Fanon, Neusa Santos Souza, Joice Berth, Deivison Nkosi, and Osmundo Pinho. Through these theoretical references, I assess how the aesthetic transformation and acceptance of Black identity influenced the masculinities of these subjects, as well as contributing with the necessary tools to challenge and combat patriarchy and white supremacy in the city.