Resist in order to exist: an analysis of black deaf women narratives about their (re)existence
narrativas de mulheres surdas e negras sobre suas (re)existências
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34019/1808-9461.2022.v23.38325Keywords:
Language. pounds Deaf woman. Black woman. Gender and Racism.Abstract
This research focuses on the narratives of black and deaf women who are
inscribed in the most diverse social contexts. The main objective of this study was to identify
which discourses cross and constitute black and deaf women and the effects of these
discourses in the lives of these women. This investigation is located in the field of Applied
Linguistics because we recognize the relationship between language and life as inescapable
(MOITA LOPES, 2006). Furthermore, we adhere to the assumptions of Bakhtin and the
Circle (VOLÓCHINOV, 2017; BAKHTIN, 1992) by understanding that all relationships
among subjects are (re)constructed in and through language. As a methodological approach,
two black and deaf women were selected, both residents of the city of Maceió-AL, aged 31
and 34 years, respectively. Narrative interviews (MINAYO, 2016) were carried out with the
participants. The data generated in the narratives were analyzed in the light of contributions of
authors who discuss deaf and black women, and also authors who debate the issue of racism
(VEDOATO, 2015). The results show that the participants went through countless
experiences that reveal the presence of structural racism, as well as the ableism associated
with gender discrimination. It is concluded that the circulating misogynistic, racist and
ableism discourses crossed and constituted these subjects, covering them with prejudices
against themselves, leading them to a process of self-knowledge and (re)existence/resistance.