A recepção do conceito de interseccionalidade nas Ciências Sociais brasileiras (2014-2022)

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the historical, political, and intellectual trajectories through which the concept of intersectionality has been received and debated in Brazil. Anchored in the methodology of Intellectual History (Tarcus, 2018), combined with quantitative bibliometric approaches (Ribeiro, 2017; Chueke & Amatucci, 2015; Medeiros & Vitoriano, 2015), the research maps the agents, publications, and academic journals that have contributed to the incorporation of this concept into Brazilian Social Sciences over the first two decades of the 21st century.It is argued that the social issues named by the term "intersectionality" predate its formal introduction by Kimberlé Crenshaw (1959–) in 1989, both in the United States and in Brazil. The hypothesis advanced is that the enactment of Brazil’s affirmative action law (Law 12.711/2012) fostered a broader use of the concept, as it enabled the entry and consolidation of new political subjects within public institutions. This dynamic, in turn, has influenced epistemological shifts within universities and shaped the ways in which the concept has been translated and re-signified in the Brazilian academic context (Cruz, 2024; Areco & Aliaga, 2023).Empirical data reveal a marked increase in the use of "intersectionality" in articles published in Brazilian academic journals from 2014 onward, especially among researchers in the field of Social Sciences. The concept remains subject to ongoing debate, particularly as scholars engage with the specificities of the Brazilian context — including critiques advanced by Black feminists and intellectuals regarding the myth of racial democracy and its role in sustaining exclusionary stereotypes.