ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses a series of elements making up the social process of Western bourgeois modernity and the place of Black resistance in this dynamic that spans centuries. The first section analyses the construction and consequences of the experiences of counter-hegemonic Black subjects, who were part of processes of insubordination in the 19th century and in anti-colonial movements in the 20th century. The author examines the notions of postcolonial and postcolonialism, within which historically subordinated subjects vie for a place of meaning and prominence. Finally, placing the reflection in contemporary Brazil, he offers data on the issue of Black modernity and the circulation of ideas that characterises it. In the final section, prioritising the notion of intersectionality, he reflects on the relationship between social memory and Black modernity to unveil how experiences of Black insubordination have been established in recent decades.
