Mulheres negras na UFPA-Campus de Altamira: lugares, trajetórias e percalços de uma presença.

Abstract

The research developed here aims to understand the racial and gender profile of undergraduate students at the Federal University of Pará-Campus de Altamira, considering the years 2017 to 2020. In view of the identification of this profile, we focus on the presence and trajectory of black women in the undergraduate courses of this University. To carry out the research, we used quantitative and qualitative data, the first being collected from the Pedagogical Division of UFPA-Campus de Altamira. This research consists of a specific method based on semi-structured interviews. Three black women who had access to university through the quotas were selected, two representatives from the Pedagogy course and one from the Medicine course in order to show to what extent their racial and gender belonging influenced and (influence) their admission and permanence in higher education. In general, the data indicate a framework of invisibility of the black population at the university. Furthermore, from the trajectories presented, we can conclude that the educational system lacks acceptance in the face of racism and sexism, and it is concluded that black women have strategies to enter and remain in the university space.