"Desordeiras" e "turbulentas" : as presas da correção de Salvador (1889-1890)

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to analyze a group of women who had in common the experience of incarceration in the Correction Chain of Salvador between the years 1889-1890. From one of the prison institution's entry and exit records, we identified a group of 186 women, involved in 196 occurrences. Mostly imprisoned under the name of "rioters", these women were also a majority of black women. With that, we propose a study about the social relations and daily life of these women, from the intersectional perspective. In addition to the prison space, we analyzed the approximate profile of prisoners and discussed, in more detail, the extent to which the disorder category and the other motivations that led black women to incarceration functioned as forms of control and silencing. On the other hand, we also seek to denaturalize the disorders promoted from a negative perspective, especially from a moral point of view. Finally, we propose a reflection of disorders as yet another of the most diverse forms of resistance triggered by black women.