Reflexões sobre o racismo em Campos dos Goytacazes: um olhar existencialista sobre a descolonização

Abstract

Reflections on racism in Campos dos Goytacazes: An existentialist view on decolonization. The article discusses racist manifestations in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes from an existentialist reading. A bibliographical research was carried out by authors who historicize the relation of slavery with contemporary racism and the importance of this relation in the constitution of racism. Jean-Paul Sartre and Frantz Fanon are the main authors that support this writing, from their reflections on racism and colonialism. Freedom as a proposal of experience and the differentiation of this concept from neoliberal presuppositions also interest of this work.