Rosane Borges Discusses Gender, Race, and Power in Contemporary Brazil

Rosane Borges, a 43-year-old researcher born in São Luís, Maranhão, has been involved in Black movements and political discussions since adolescence, focusing on combating structural and institutional racism and sexism. She holds a doctorate and master's degree in Communication Sciences from USP and currently participates in the Midiato research group at USP's School of Communication and Arts. Borges previously coordinated the National Center for Information and Reference of Black Culture at the Palmares Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture. In her work, she explores what it means to be a Black communicator, reflecting on gender, race, visibility, and power through the lens of minority movements and narrative disputes within academia and on social media. Her political formation began with participation in university student organizations.