As construções e representações sociais de identidades culturais negras no subdistrito do Grajaú

Abstract

This study, called “The constructions and social representations of black cultural identities in the Grajaú subdistrict”, consists of a research that aimed to articulate studies developed in the field of racial relations, diaspora studies and urban studies to an empirical research object, in this case, the black cultural practices observed in the subdistrict of Grajaú in the south zone of São Paulo, capital. Three research approaches are developed. The first approach describes the process and articulation between the subject of the research with the approaches of autobiographical analysis and studies on racialization. The second approach develops a re-reading of studies (theses and dissertations) carried out in the district of Grajaú, making use of theoretical frameworks of reference produced by black intellectuals interested in investigating the subjects ¨black population¨ and ¨blacks in the cities¨ in order to verify how the black population located in the Grajaú district region was represented (or not) in the theses and dissertations produced on this region throughout the 1990 decade until the year 2019. The third focus presents an empirical description through fieldwork consisting of participant observation, use of secondary data and interviews on social representations and black cultural practices located in the district of Grajaú.