From Mourning Narratives to Traces of Resistance: Intersectionalities in (Necro)politics of Security

Abstract

This study critically analyzes the effects of the militarization of public security policies on the life trajectories of Black youths and the daily lives of their families, emphasizing the dynamics of state violence in Rio de Janeiro. Based on an intersectional perspective, this study investigates the interrelationships between race, gender, social class, and territoriality in shaping experiences of psychological suffering and resistance, the latter expressed by social mobilization. This study is methodologically grounded in cartography, prioritizing the narratives of women, particularly mothers of victims of police lethality, who reframe mourning into political action aimed at memory, justice, and historical reparation. These women’s trajectories are understood as forms of resistance to the genocide of Black youth, representing emerging political subjects in the struggle for rights. Finally, this study discusses the ethical role of Psychology in this context, highlighting the need for an active commitment to promote human rights and racial equity and value life.

Keywords:
Psychology; Public security; Necropolitics; Intersectionality; Human rights