Community sense and insurgency perspectives for latin american afrodiasporic women's networks

Abstract

We analyze the insurgence of black intellectual women’s networks in Latin America with emphasis on their organizational dynamics, besides considering the ongoing identification processes anchored on the idea of Afrodiasporic belonging. We noticed an urgent need to review the scope already consolidated by culture disciplines with regard to studies about networks. Our intention was to promote cross-sectional approaches favoring theoretical frameworks that contemplate the daily traumatic experiences which are recollected as a form of violence. We have also seen how transnational community perspectives are emerging in the debate about black women´s development and culture. It is argued that studies on the African diaspora in Latin America are underrepresented.