LINES OF ESCAPE

SOCIAL CLASS AS A FACTOR IN LESBIAN RESISTANCE

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https://doi.org/10.56579/rei.v7i3.1900

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Memory, Political Resistance, Visibility, Class

Abstract

This article addresses the preservation of lesbian memory through the intersection of social class and resistance to historical erasure. By analyzing historical figures such as Anne Lister and Lota de Macedo Soares, the text demonstrates how class privilege allowed some lesbian women to keep their existences recorded, while lesbians from lower classes had their memories systematically erased. One of the main concepts addressed to justify this erasure is the idea of compulsory heterosexuality, which views heterosexuality as an instrument of control over female sexuality with various implications on women’s lives, and which has also impacted the preservation of lesbian memory over time. 

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Camila Pupulin, Federal University of Rio Grande

Graduated in History from the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), with experience in academic research focused on themes of lesbianism and female resistance. She was a teaching assistant in the courses of Brazilian History III and Contemporary Brazilian History. Since 2023, she has been an intern at the Office of the Pro-Rectorate of Extension and Culture, where she contributed to the organization of events such as the 49th FURG Book Fair. She also worked in the Integrated Environmental Management Program at the Port of Rio Grande, assisting in the development and systematization of technical support materials. In her most recent research, developed for her Undergraduate Thesis (TCC) titled The Colonization of the Lesbian: The Pedagogical Effect of Compulsory Heterosexuality, she investigated the history of lesbianism in Brazil, focusing on resistance and cultural representations.

Vanessa Cristina Pech dos Santos, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Holds a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2015). Currently an undergraduate student in Psychology at PUCRS and served as a Scientific Initiation (BIC PUCRS – 2023/2024) scholarship holder in the research group on the State of Knowledge in Feminist Popular Education.

Adriana de Senna Kivanski, Federal University of Rio Grande

Holds a Bachelor's degree in History from the Federal University of Rio Grande (1991), a Master's degree in History from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1999), and a PhD in History from the same university (2006). Currently, she is an associate professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande. She has experience in the field of History, with an emphasis on History Teaching, Latin American History, and Oral History.

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2025-05-09

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Pupulin, C., Santos, V. C. P. dos, & Kivanski, A. de S. (2025). LINES OF ESCAPE: SOCIAL CLASS AS A FACTOR IN LESBIAN RESISTANCE. Interdisciplinary Studies Journal, 7(3), 01–14. https://doi.org/10.56579/rei.v7i3.1900

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2025): Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

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DOSSIÊ: DIÁLOGOS MULTIDISCIPLINARES NAS CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS: CONSTRUINDO SENTIDOS EM UM MUNDO EM TRANSIÇÃO

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