Aspectos étnico-raciais e de gênero na inserção universitária de jovens africanas no Brasil

Abstract

The present study aims to understand the perspective of young African women, who attend university in Brazil through the Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students (PEC G), based on the concept of intersectionality. It will analyze narratives of students, who discuss their educational trajectories, the establishment of vital and professional projects, and their perception of Brazil's sociocultural context, emphasizing the intersection between ethnicity/race and gender. This study noted discrepancies between the representations of racial democracy in Brazil and the experiences of young African students. It also emphasized different possibilities for what it means to be a woman in the social context of racism, sexism and xenophobia in Brazil compared to in the students' countries of origin.