For an Afro-Latin American feminism

Philosopher, anthropologist, teacher, writer, activist in the black movement and pioneering feminist, Lélia Gonzalez was one of the most important Brazilian intellectuals of the 20th century, with a decisive role in the fight against structural racism and in the articulation of relations between gender and race in our society .
Organized by Flavia Rios and Márcia Lima, For an Afro-Latin American Feminism brings together in a single volume a broad overview of the work of this thinker who is as multiple as she is engaged. Are they texts produced during an effervescent period that encompasses almost two decades of history? from 1979 to 1994? and which marks the democratic aspirations of Brazil and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to the already renowned essays, this legacy includes articles by Lélia that appeared in the press, anthological interviews, unpublished translations and scattered writings, such as the letter addressed to Chacrinha, the Old Warrior. The book also includes a critical introduction and chronology of the author's life and work.
Irreverent, intersectional, decolonial, polyphonic, erudite and at the same time popular, Lélia Gonzalez moved from philosophy to social sciences, from psychoanalysis to samba and Candomblé terreiros. It gave a voice to Pretuguês, coined the category of Amefricanity, and became universal. She became an icon for black feminism.
Axé, Lélia Gonzalez!

It is Lélia who creates this identity for me, this third political figure, this third identity that shares the other two (being a woman and being black), but which has its own horizon of struggle. With Lélia Gonzalez, I defined myself politically as a soldier on the issue of black women. ? Sueli Carneiro, philosopher, pedagogue, writer and founder of Geledés

I feel like I'm being chosen to represent black feminism. And why here in Brazil do you need to look for this reference in the United States? I think I learned more from Lélia Gonzalez than you will learn from me. ? Angela Davis, American philosopher