Lesbianism and blackness

an analysis based on the experiences of the character alike

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https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v3i21.64532

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This article, with a qualitative approach, addresses the intersection of lesbianism and blackness through the analysis of the identity of the character Alike, the protagonist of the film "Pariah". The objective of this work is to understand, within the discourse of the existence of black women in cinematographic art, how macro and micro-violences intersect the identities of black lesbian women, analyzing the character's life story narrative. The analysis was constructed through Critical Social Psychology, in dialogue with dialectical historical materialism, providing an understanding of the character's identity as a constantly evolving process. We observed that the intersections of lesbophobia and racism permeate the construction of the identity of the character, limiting her possibilities of existence. The research allowed us to perceive the importance of constructing a political identity in the character's story, as this enables the construction of fragments of emancipation.

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Tiffany Simpliciana de Souza, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo

Master's student in Social Psychology at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC – SP).

Isadora Oliveira Rocha , University of Brasília

PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology and Culture at the University of Brasília (UnB).

Renata Chrystina Bianchi de Barros, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

PhD in Linguistics. Professor in the Department of Human Development and Rehabilitation, and in the Graduate Program in Health, Interdisciplinarity, and Rehabilitation at the School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP).

Fernando César Paulino-Pereira, Federal University of Catalao

Doctorate in Social Psychology. Adjunct professor at the Federal University of Catalão.

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2025-06-20

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Simpliciana de Souza, T., Oliveira Rocha , I. ., Bianchi de Barros, R. C., & Paulino-Pereira, F. C. (2025). Lesbianism and blackness: an analysis based on the experiences of the character alike. Revista Periódicus, 3(21), 223–242. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v3i21.64532

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Vol. 3 No. 21 (2025): Defying monogamy: emergent biopolitics of relational dissidence

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