Correndo atrás do prejuízo: a trajetória acadêmica de mulheres negras na pós-graduação e a urgência de uma universidade pública para além da política de cotas

Abstract

Grounded in the understanding that black women are often subjected to silencing, subordination, and invisibility, this study examines the university as an intersectional space. The primary objective is to identify and characterize both individual and collective strategies employed by black women to confront institutional manifestations of sexism and racism within higher education. The study involved 15 black women enrolled in stricto sensu graduate programs at public universities, selected in accordance with an intersectional framework. The research explores how their strategies, when articulated with their academic trajectories, influence their retention and successful completion of graduate studies. Methodologically, the study is anchored in discourse, understood as a vehicle through which unequal power relations and systems of domination are constructed and maintained. A black feminist approach guides the analysis, with data collected through oral history interviews and examined using discourse analysis. The findings contribute to broader debates on affirmative action policies, intersectionality, and the transformation of the university into a more inclusive and equitable space, while also highlighting the importance of listening to and supporting the access, retention, and success of black women in graduate education.