A dimensão formativa do racismo brasileiro contemporâneo a partir da teoria crítica

Abstract

Intending to understand how Brazilian society, structured around racial discrimination, perpetuates racism and shapes racist subjects, the investigation's central theme is Brazilian racism. This investigation begins with a review of the concept of formation, seeking to understand how the racist subject is constructed based on the influences of the social context in which they develop. This research is relevant insofar as it seeks to shed light on the mechanisms of production and reproduction of one of the greatest ills of Brazilian society. In this way, it seeks to answer which elements make it possible to understand racism as a formative phenomenon. The dissertation, by bringing authors from different theoretical frameworks into dialogue?such as Critical Theory and critical race studies?and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, analyzes the history of Brazil to observe the historical constitution of racism within this society, as well as the processes by which it is updated and naturalized within the social body. It concludes that naturalized social positions, as well as the production and reproduction of stereotypes, have a profound impact on subjectivities, contributing to the formation of racist perspectives. The research also reveals that, in Brazil, there is a particularly insidious form of racism: a subtle racism, which penetrates subjectivities and establishes a negative social imaginary about non-white people. As an authorial contribution, the concept of civilized racism was coined, which objectively designates a specific form of violence, affirming that civility is a value of the colonizer. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]