Educação, arte e resistência: o protagonismo feminino no movimento Hip Hop em Sergipe

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the female protagonism within the Hip Hop movement in Sergipe, Brazil, aiming to understand how experiences of resistance, education, and empowerment are constructed through the bodies, voices, and practices of these women. In light of this, the question that drives us is: how does female protagonism in the Hip Hop movement in Sergipe promote education, art, and resistance? The research is grounded in intersectionality as a key analytical framework, addressing how gender, race, and class shape the lives of the participants. Methodologically, the study adopts cartography and oraliture as ethical and aesthetic approaches to engage with six women from the local Hip Hop scene: Iza Negratcha, Dani DK, Mali, Reja and the collective As Bruxas do Cangaço, represented by Dani Bruxa and Pagu MC. Through the analysis of rap lyrics, life stories, and immersion in spaces of cultural expression, the study reveals that Hip Hop functions as a formative and pedagogical space, enabling reexistence and the production of knowledge from the margins. The findings show that, even in historically marginalized contexts, these women build support networks and develop educational actions that break silences, affirm identities, and expand possibilities for social transformation. The dissertation thus contributes to the recognition of Hip Hop as both a social and educational movement, and of women as key agents in constructing popular epistemologies.