Democracia e justiça social em Lélia Gonzalez: discussões a partir da categoria político-cultural de amefricanidade

Abstract

By proposing the political-cultural category of amefricanity as a mode of social justice in the American context, Lélia Gonzalez proposes a more inclusive understanding of democracy within the scope of Political Philosophy. Thus, the main objective of this work is to understand the aspects of democracy proposed by the philosopher from the perspective of the political-cultural category of amefricanity, with the specific objectives of: 1. explaining Lélia Gonzalez's afro-latin american feminism; 2. analyzing the political-cultural category of amefricanity; 3. demonstrating the effects of amefricanity on the idea of democracy. For this study, qualitative methodology and bibliographic method were applied, involving readings and analyses of the works that comprise the research, such as For an Afro-Latin American Feminism (2020), The Place of Black People (2022) and Latin America (2023). Among the results obtained, it was possible to identify both the concept of afro-latin american feminism and the political-cultural category of amefricanity as more inclusive and democratic within the American reality, since they relate the dimensions of race, gender, and class, highlighting the historically marginalized Black and Indigenous populations. Therefore, González's contributions to a conception of democracy are fundamental for the visibility and recognition of the particularities of the non-white American community, because through amefricanity it is possible, in fact, to consolidate a more inclusive democracy based on social justice.