Advertisements for enslaved Black women and female urban dynamics in DesterroThe history of cities is often told based solely on their materiality, neglecting intangible contributions that result from the relations between individuals and space. Moreover, female participation in this production remains relatively inaccessible, due to a lack of sources that specify them. For these reasons, enslaved Black women remain even more invisible. In this study we bring attention to some of the contributions of these women to the production of urban space in Desterro/Florianópolis as intangible dynamics by analyzing advertising found in the local press for the purchase, sale, and rent of these women. Finally, we discuss how their daily lives may have contributed to signification of public and private spaces, in relation to the urban dynamics of the time.
Keywords:
space; representation; omen; slaves
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Left, Direction of urban expansion of Desterro/FlorianópolisAt the center, the northern portion of the territory, an area with a low density of buildings.Right, the Southern portion of the territory, a territory of initial occupation and area of high density of buildings.Source: Prepared by the authors (2020).#ForAllToSee Three different images are organized in this figure. The first shows the urban expansion of Desterro/Florianópolis towards the north. This same expansion characterized the various morphologies observed in the location, identified in the second and third figures, with the north portion having low density and the southern portion high density
STREET GRID. BUILDINGS. STREETS ANALYZEDAbove, spatial distribution of the ads by temporality of studyBelow, overlapping of the different temporalities of adsSource: Prepared by the authors (2020)#PraTodoMundoVer The image presents a map of the central region of Desterro/Florianópolis, over which was plotted a series of points that represent each one of the ads collected, which are also classified by the time interval to which they pertain
Source: Prepared by the authors (2020).Water Sources. Outdoor Service. Indoor Service. Indoor and Outdoor Service. Not specified.#Foralltosee The image presents a map of the central region of Desterro/Florianópolis, on which was plotted a series of points that represent each one of the ads collected, also classified according to the type of work conducted by these women, with specific colors for each one
To the left, the Public Market close to Praça XV de Novembro. Source: Carlos