The Research will contribute to two types of results: 1. Quanti / qualitative data (organised in a Database); 2. New knowledge about slavery, resistance, race, and gender. Therefore, at the end of this research, the results will promote: Scientific impacts: debates through the production of content and publications on the role of the Church in the process of legitimising, exploiting and perpetuating slavery; reflections on the past and present in modules and courses offered, encouraging new researchers to become interested in themes such as Gender, Racism and Resistance; engagement of researchers in visibility activities for Afro-descendant communities, contributing to bring science, university and non-academic population closer together; promote the development of interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral teams united to promote Afro-descendant history and culture. Social impact: This proposal aims to adapt the research’ academic publications and research results to a wider audience, with the aim of reaching a more diverse audience through the popularisation of historical science. Through microhistories written in a more accessible language and published on our platform and social networks, the results will have a greater impact, attracting different audiences who will have access to discussions about race, gender and resistance. This platform also aims to help communities of African descent to disseminate their history and culture, giving these groups more visibility. To help feed the content of this platform, we will have our external collaborators, besides lecturers and students of the degree in African Studies. Afro-descendant groups and individuals will also be invited to contribute directly to the platform, through external collaborators. Thus, in addition to contributing to the popularisation of historical science, this proposal will connect the past and the present through the appreciation of this culture, which has ancient roots and continues to live in the daily practices of these groups: handicraft, dance, gastronomy, literature, history, between others. However, these two perspectives (Scientific and Social) should not be analysed separately. They will intertwine throughout the research, through different actions, promoting important debates, including on issues little-known by academia and the public. The existence of a complex and institutionalized Christian-based system that aimed to control the body and behaviour of enslaved women, including their ability to reproduce, is undoubtedly a novelty in current debates, which will help to attract countless readers. Other issues, no less controversial, refer to enslaved women who owned slaves, a topic that divides opinions and needs to be better debated and re-elaborated based on reflections and exchanges with different audiences. Finally, these actions, in addition to the scientific impact in different dimensions, will also contribute to the strengthening of the Afrodescendant public, demonstrating the magnitude of this proposal.
