Necrobiopolitics and trans experiences

perspectives on Antra's dossier of murders and violence

Authors

  • Thais Geraldo Oliveira de Aguiar Federal University of Rio Grande
  • Raquel Brandão Pereira Federal University of Rio Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v1i22.62546

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the data presented by the National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals (ANTRA) in the Dossier of Murders and Violence against Brazilian Travestis and Transsexuals. To do so, we rely on the concept of necropolitics to problematize the existing relationships and seek to understand how the state acts (or fails to act) in governing the conduct of certain groups that are transgressing gender norms. Consequently, we aim to analyze the unequal distribution of the right to life and recognition of humanity, questioning how certain groups of the population are more frequently and violently deprived of life than others. The analysis employs tools from Foucault's archaeo-genealogy. The data indicate that these experiences are engendered by a social, cultural, and symbolic machinery that produces interactions through the management of death and processes of invisibilization, making certain lives appear to have less value than others.

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Author Biographies

Thais Geraldo Oliveira de Aguiar, Federal University of Rio Grande

PhD candidate in the Graduate Program in Science Education – FURG.

Raquel Brandão Pereira, Federal University of Rio Grande

PhD in Science Education, Associate Professor at the Institute of Education – FURG, affiliated with the Graduate Program in Education and the Graduate Program in Science Education – FURG.

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Published

2025-09-04

How to Cite

Geraldo Oliveira de Aguiar, T., & Brandão Pereira, R. . (2025). Necrobiopolitics and trans experiences: perspectives on Antra’s dossier of murders and violence. Revista Periódicus, 1(22), 143–161. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v1i22.62546

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 22 (2025): Continuous Article Publishing

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