Resistir na intersecção dos sistemas de opressão: interseccionalidade e a produção de saúde mental das mulheres quilombolas do Grilo/PB

Abstract

This study analyzed the mental health production conditions of rural quilombola women in the community of Grilo, in the state of Paraíba - where land regularization is still underway - from the perspective of intersectionality and the social determination of mental health. The relationship between mental health and society is addressed in this study, emphasizing the importance of a collective and contextualized approach. The research, qualitative in nature, followed the principles of Popular Education, problematization as a way of developing a critical awareness of the reality under analysis, and used intersectionality in a transversal way. Participatory research was adopted as the methodological approach and sought an in-depth understanding of the experiences of quilombola women, including observing participation, mediating group activities and individual interviews. The researcher's perceptions were recorded in field diaries, since his interaction with the group was fundamental for producing information throughout the process of participant-observation. The focus on dialogicity suggested that changes in thinking can be accompanied by transformative actions and that new experiences enable a change in consciousness through a process of action-reflection-action. We believe that the Culture Circle was a powerful tool for research and care because, based on the problematizations, it made it possible to articulate the unique dimensions of how the intersections of systems of oppression are present in their bodies-territories and how they are recognized in a collectivized reflection, as well as making it possible to build and strengthen collective practices of care and resistance to the problems experienced in daily life, delving into the aspects that shape their relationships with local knowledge, the territory and the solidarity networks of social support and care among women.