Submitted by Diana Alves (ppgdancaufba.adm@gmail.com) on 2016-07-21T12:31:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO VÂNIA.pdf: 2940692 bytes, checksum: c6b317f160860fc1d270b52444487399 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Patricia Barroso (pbarroso@ufba.br) on 2016-07-21T16:30:00Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO VÂNIA.pdf: 2940692 bytes, checksum: c6b317f160860fc1d270b52444487399 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-21T16:30:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO VÂNIA.pdf: 2940692 bytes, checksum: c6b317f160860fc1d270b52444487399 (MD5) / Ara-ìtàn: a dança de uma rainha, de um carnaval de uma mulher... apresenta temas pertinentes aos aspectos da historiografia do negro no Brasil, especificamente em Salvador – Bahia, em suas dimensões socioculturais e, principalmente, acerca da mulher negra e a sua relação com a dança. A pesquisa está amparada por autores como: Oliveira (1992, 2008, 2013), Munanga (1993, 2006), Santos (2002) e Santos (2010), com o objetivo de apresentar questões que podem problematizar e ampliar discussões sobre o empoderamento da mulher negra e as possibilidades que se ampliam em instituições como os Blocos Afro de Salvador Ilê Aiyê, Malê Debalê e Muzenza. Revela em seu escopo o questionamento norteador: Como a Dança se apresenta como potência de empoderamento e transformação a partir de experiências de mulheres que se tornaram Rainhas de Blocos Afro da cidade de Salvador? Pretende-se, assim, permear as tramas desta dissertação, desenhando caminhos como os trançados de cabelo num penteado labiríntico. A partir de questões observadas nos contextos da pesquisa, apresento a hipótese de que a dança como pensamento do corpo seja a grande catalizadora e propulsora de transformações e empoderamento da mulher negra, sejam elas individuais ou coletivas, transformando efetivamente comportamentos, atitudes e tomadas de decisão.

The present study aims to test my hypothesis that the language forms found in the Blocos Afro discourses in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil can be seen as expressions of Afro-Brazilian and/or Blocos Afro identity work and can also be seen as being, at least thematically, connected to the negritude movement. The study is based on samples created of Blocos Afro lyrics. As a selection of Blocos Afro I chose Ilê Ayiê, Cortejo Afro and Olodum, which are all well recognized and with a long tradition presenting themselves in Salvador. In total the analysis was made from 31942 words and/or 250 lyrics. A pilot was used to create a framework to select and identify expressions and language forms attested to be associated with the Afro-Brazilian identity. I relied on quantitative and qualitative approaches to the analyses. First, I categorized the expressions from the different lyrics by using a word cloud application which provides an overview of word frequency in a given corpus and can be used to underpin qualitative analyses. By using word cloud the frequency of words in the total corpus of 250 lyrics and particular lyrics was analyzed. Based on this analysis of the frequency of use of expression and language forms, I carried out a thematic analysis of the discourses and compared the themes to salient themes of negritude. The results show that the Afro-Brazilian identity in Salvador is thematically connected to the negritude movement and that the Afro-Blocos lyrics analyzed show identity work a strong ingroup perspective.

The legacy of colonialism has left an impression on Brazil that is still strongly present today, particularly in the city of Salvador, Bahia, and the connection between race and class remains quite conspicuous throughout Brazil in politics, business, and social settings. The 20th century saw the rise blocos afro as part of an Afro-Brazilian diaspora seeking pride in black identity and positive social change through concrete community-driven projects. This paper focuses on a newer community group, Bagunçaço, that follows in the footsteps of the blocos afro with an increased emphasis on the role of media in the social development process, using music paired with various digital technologies to educate, empower, and connect participants. The report is an ethnographic study based on first person interviews and observation by the author in Salvador, as well on as a biography on Bagunçaço’s founder, Joselito Crispim. The primary findings of the paper are 1) Bagunçaço serves to mitigate crime and violence among youth, providing kids with skill-building music, art, and technology activities to engage in during free time. 2) The group also serves a spiritual need of Afro-Brazilians by empowering kids with the context of their situation as part of a diasporic community that can resist oppression and gain upward social traction in a society permeated by historic racial hierarchy. 3) Bagunçaço transcends national lines with its international partnerships and engages in a digital exchange that is not only technology skill building, but an expansion of kids’ perspectives of the world beyond the poor communities that many of them would otherwise only ever know. / text

The present study aims to test my hypothesis that the language forms found in the Blocos Afro discourses in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil can be seen as expressions of Afro-Brazilian and/or Blocos Afro identity work and can also be seen as being, at least thematically, connected to the negritude movement.  The study is based on samples created of Blocos Afro lyrics. As a selection of Blocos Afro I chose Ilê Ayiê, Cortejo Afro and Olodum, which are all well recognized and with a long tradition presenting themselves in Salvador.  In total the analysis was made from 31942 words and/or 250 lyrics.  A pilot was used to create a framework to select and identify expressions and language forms attested to be associated with the Afro-Brazilian identity. I relied on quantitative and qualitative approaches to the analyses. First, I categorized the expressions from the different lyrics by using a word cloud application which provides an overview of word frequency in a given corpus and can be used to underpin qualitative analyses. By using word cloud the frequency of words in the total corpus of 250 lyrics and particular lyrics was analyzed. Based on this analysis of the frequency of use of expression and language forms, I carried out a thematic analysis of the discourses and compared the themes to salient themes of negritude.  The results show that the Afro-Brazilian identity in Salvador is thematically connected to the negritude movement and that the Afro-Blocos lyrics analyzed show identity work a strong ingroup perspective.