South of the references: Decolonial reflections to desierarchize the processes of knowledge production

Abstract

The article presents a reflection about a research experience in the area of communication and feminist and gender studies, carried out with women from Brazil and Mozambique, which privileged the use of decolonial theoretical references. The text discusses aspects related to the choices of authors and presents the concepts: axé (SODRÉ, 2017) and disponer de una misma (TZUL TZUL, 2016), to evidence the potentiality of decolonial references to democratize the process of knowledge production. In this context, we affirm that studies that promote dialogue between countries of the global south, based on the incorporation of decolonial theoretical references, contribute to the social repositioning of subjects and to nourish the theorizing process with the experiences of their people: authors, researchers from all levels, communities, collectives and social movements.