“The other in me: reports on anthropology research with black women”

Abstract

This article deals with the theoretical and methodological bias of Anthropology, a report on an activity developed in the Graduate Program in Law at UFSC, in the year 2022. The presentation of the research carried out during my doctorate, which resulted in the production of an ethnographic video entitled: “Airi: from the tumbeiro to the academy”. The documentary brings narratives about absences and silencing of black women in the academic context, as a result of the structural and institutional racism present in our society. By presenting this theme to this diverse and mostly white group, it was possible to point out and discuss nuances of anthropological research, which may serve for reflections on the methodology of research in law, with regard to the approach in the human sciences. In addition to this debate, situations beyond the researcher's control were addressed, issues related to ethics and, above all, doing research “with people”, and not just “about people” (OLIVEIRA, 2010).