WOMEN IN TERRITORIES OF WATER, PLANTS, AND HEALING: FEMALE AGENCY IN THE SUCCESS OF MALE PIRAUCU FISHERIES

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https://doi.org/10.22409/k13z3h39

Keywords:

Female Agency, Territories of Resistanc, Plants

Abstract

This article analyzes the care, affection and resistance practices of riverine women from the Ipiranga community (Prainha, Pará, Brazil) in the face of panema, a peculiar condition that causes repeated fishing failures and affects the physical health of fishermen and their families. Along Amazonian waterways, networks of affection and ancestral botanical knowledge intertwine with daily life, challenging patriarchal and colonial invisibilities. Based on ethnographic fieldwork (2021–2023), interviews, and family memories, this study reveals the role of women in the socialization of  insurgent epistemologies that defend water, life, and collective ways of existence.

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Author Biographies

  • Myrian Sá Leitão Barboza, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

    Doutora em Antropologia Cultural - University of Florida, Professora Associada - Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará/UFOPA.

  • Roberta Sá Leitão Barboza, Universidade Federal do Pará

    Bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa CNPq, Doutora em Ecologia Aquática - Universidade Federal do Pará/UFPA Professora Associada - UFPA

  • Gerlan Silva da Gama, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

    Mestrando em Ciências da Sociedade - Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

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Published

2026-04-30

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2026): REVISTA GÊNERO

Section

DOSSIÊ TERRITÓRIOS DE RESISTÊNCIAS: MULHERIDADES, SABERES, LUTAS E AFETOS

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Copyright (c) 2026 Myrian Sá Leitão Barboza, Roberta Sá Leitão Barboza, Gerlan Silva da Gama

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