Natália Corazza Padovani discusses trauma, colonialism and political solidarity among women survivors of state violence in Brazil.
About the event
For Us (or Por Nós in Portuguese) is an association of women who were incarcerated at São Paulo state penitentiaries, in Brazil. The association was created by Brazilian, South African and Filipino women who met in prison while serving time. Upon leaving prison, each of them found many different obstacles. To South African and Filipino women, the challenges of 'freedom' were also related to their migrant situation.
The aim of For Us association is to create a solidarity network between women released from prison, a network run by them and for them. They call themselves 'women prison survivors', which highlights that imprisonment is a deep traumatic experience. However, the trauma narratives of the prison experience also produce solidarity, which is articulated by these women as a political tool to forge meaningful connections with other women at the margins of the state.
In this seminar, researcher and author Natália Corazza Padovani examines and discusses trauma and political solidarity among For Us members, contextualising them against the backdrop of colonial relations that produce subjectivities while also silencing traumatic experiences.
About the speaker
Natália Corazza Padovani is a permanent researcher at the Gender Studies Centre Pagu and Professor at the Social Sciences and Social Anthropology Graduate Programs at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Her work focuses on governmentality and love and affection through prisons and transnational borders. Her book book Sobre Casos e Casamentos: afetos e amores através de penitenciárias femininas em São Paulo e Barcelona [Affairs and Marriages: affection and love through female prisons in São Paulo and Barcelona] was published by EdUFSCar in 2018. She is the Chief Editor of cadernos pagu, an open access feminist publication, and member of the Migrations and Displacements Committee of the Brazilian Association of Anthropology (ABA).
Location
Room UG05, 309 Regent Street, London, W1B 2HW
