Memory Activism: Black Mothers and the Justice System

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Tereza Ventura on memory activism led by Black mothers in Brazil.

This talk explores memory activism led by Black mothers in Rio de Janeiro, whose struggles for justice after the police killings of their children challenge dominant legal and state frameworks. Through murals, performances, and public demonstrations, these women transform mourning into resistance, confronting systemic racial violence. Their poetic and political actions dismantle official narratives of justice and memory, exposing the complicity between the state and necropolitical practices in neoliberal societies.

Datum: 7. Mai 2025

Uhrzeit:  18:00 Uhr

Ort: Domplatz, Raum DP8-102