Racism, Violence and the Suffering of Black Women: Dialogs Based on Heleith Saffioti

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v23i43.52172

Keywords:

black women, suffering, violence, medicalization.

Abstract

This article takes as its point of departure the stories and data produced by the following problematics: what are the effects of State violence on the life of black women? What responses have been made available by the public sector for the suffering that was caused? These questions lead us to interrogate the suffering of black women, caused by state violence, based on dialogues with Heleith Saffioti.

Author Biography

Rachel Gouveia Passos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Pós-Doutora em Serviço Social e Políticas Sociais. Professora Adjunta da Escola de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (ESS/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil e colaboradora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social da Universidade Federal Fluminense (PPGPS/UFF), Niterói-RJ, Brasil.

Published

2021-01-05

How to Cite

Gouveia Passos, R. (2021). Racism, Violence and the Suffering of Black Women: Dialogs Based on Heleith Saffioti. Lutas Sociais, 23(43), 286–295. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v23i43.52172