Chove não molha: associativismo negro e protagonismos femininos em Pelotas - RS

Abstract

This doctoral thesis aims to reconstruct the Chove Não Molha Club from an anthropological perspective. To reflect on the effects of the Brazilian historical and social scenario about the club Black associativismo over time. To discuss the conditions under which the Black Associativism emerged in Brazil, the influence of the various race and gender discursive matrices materialized in the way these clubs have been managed since their foundation until today. The different ways used by the black women of the club in order to practice their protagonism in a very conservative environment and resistant to change. The relationship between Black and White clubs and their continuous border negotiation. The way the new race and gender discourses of the 1970 decade and the identity reconfiguration they produced affected Black clubs. The Clubs as a place of self-esteem building space and black female beauty appreciation through generations. Finally to discuss the possible reasons of the Chove Não Molha crisis, the reasons for its emptying and the solutions used by the Club to manage and to find new ways to be present and active in Pelotense society