CORP(O)RALIDADE AS METHODOLOGY: POSSIBLE COMPOSITIONS BETWEEN “ESCREVIVÊNCIA” AND UBUNTU PHILOSOPHY

Abstract

This article explores “Corp(O)ralidade” as a decolonial scientific methodology. “Corpo” means “body” in Portuguese, therefore the concept unites body and orality in a word-juggling. It is based on the main author's experience in Afro dance workshops at COART - UERJ in 2019 and online classes with Eliete Miranda during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. The work is the result of a Master's thesis research (2020-2022) that reflects on the construction of a decolonial methodology. «Corp(O)ralidade» emphasizes orality in Afro dance, transmitting ancestral knowledge of the Orixás. Actor-Network Theory is the methodology, valuing everyone in the construction of knowledge. The concept of Ubuntu highlights collectivity and solidarity, connecting us to others. Conceição Evaristo's “Escrevivência” encompasses black orality and values the knowledge of black women. The research aims to present “Corp(O)ralidade” as a decolonial methodology that combines the understanding of Ubuntu philosophy and the orality of “escrevivência”, both present in Afro dance.