Posso eu escrever? Cartas narrativas a partir das vivências institucionais de uma mulher negra no Tribunal de Justiça de Goiás

Abstract

This dissertation is written from an autoethnographic perspective, an encounter between lived experience and analysis, inspired by the concept of "escrevivência" (a blend of written and lived experiences) formulated by Conceição Evaristo, here adopted as research methods and as an ethical-political choice for knowledge production. It is a situated writing, in which the researcher's trajectory as a Black woman, mother, and social worker constitutes the analytical empirical material of the research, composed of institutional experiences accumulated over a decade of work at the Court of Justice of Goiás. From this perspective, writing is not limited to narrating lived experience, but operates as a mode of analysis, through the reflective systematization of experiences, guided by an intersectional approach that articulates race, gender, and class. By adopting autoethnography, this research establishes a dialogue with "escrevivência," recognizing its contributions in the field of qualitative methodologies, without this implying epistemological subordination. In this work, I explore how the personal and professional experiences of Black women social workers, members of the Regional Mobile Interprofessional Teams (EIFs) of the Court of Justice of the State of Goiás (TJGO), are permeated by the gender, race, and class asymmetries present in the institution. I also reflect on the possibilities and/or impossibilities of incorporating an intersectional analysis into forensic professional practices, and the potential of collectively constructing ethnic-racial issues in our experiences within the TJGO institution, its relationship with institutional racism, and its impact on our mental health.