MEDIATION AND IDENTITY CONSTITUTION IN THE ZUMVÍ ARQUIVO AFRO FOTOGRÁFICO
Keywords:
information mediation, cultural mediation, photography, identity, ZUMVÍAbstract
The objective was to analyze how information mediation and cultural mediation develop within ZUMVÍ and whether these processes contribute to strengthening the identity of the Black population. It is a descriptive study, developed through a case study and documentary research, with a qualitative approach, using direct observation, interviews with mediators, and questionnaires with users. The results indicated that both information mediation and cultural mediation actions have fostered processes of appropriation and activation of the subjects' critical sense regarding the valorization of the Black population. It is concluded that ZUMVÍ has developed mediating actions contributing to processes of strengthening Black identity, configuring the archive as a space of quilombo (a historical term referring to the formation of escaped slaves) and resistance.