Black women’s oppositional gaze making images

Michelle Sales; Bruno  Muniz

doi:10.21814/vista.3061

Authors

Michelle Sales Center for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, Portugal
Bruno Muniz Center for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21814/vista.3061

Keywords:

oppositional gaze, intersectionality, cinema, institutional racism

Abstract

In this article, we consider the audio-visual production carried out by black women in Brazil since the second decade of the 21st century. Our objective is to propose a reflection, adopting an intersectional approach, on how an oppositional gaze creates images that break with racist stereotypes and challenge whiteness (hooks, 1992). We argue that the production of black women in Brazil questions the reproduction of institutional racism and digs deeper into the issue of colonial past. They create a narrative dispute that the oppositional feminine gaze imposes on the film industry.

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