Mulheres da fronteira: identidade negra de mulatas na cidade de São Paulo

• Ano de defesa: 2008
• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Marcia Maria Micussi de
• Orientador(a): Bernardo, Teresinha
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Ciências Sociais
• Departamento: Ciências Sociais
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Identidade; Miscigenação; Mulher; Mulata; Negras > Identidade racial > Sao Paulo (cidade); Mulatas > Identidade racial > Sao Paulo (cidade); Racismo
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Racism; Identity; Miscegenation; Woman
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/4000

This dissertation main objective is to investigate the identity the mulata, to find out if they see themselves as mulattoes, as Black or as White women, in view of the fact they live in a racist society. The meanings of race, racism and gender are explored here so as to better understand these women. To accomplish the task at hand the life stories of thirteen mulatto women were analyzed and through their voices, which made them my co-authors, it is also possible to notice the ambiguity present in their identities. This study also examines if to be a mulata is the same as to be a Black woman or if there are specificities which make them a separate group within the group of Black women. It recognizes that they inhabit the frontier, and are in constant movement between the Black and the White side and therefore, the construction of the mulata identity is a long-lasting process that is, often, painful