As manifestações das paisagens ocultadas: arqueologia da Pelotas de trabalhadoras sexuais.

Abstract

Starting from a putafeminist perspective, in this archaeological research I try to understand the resistance strategies of sex workers to the processes of exclusion (to the control and disciplinary policies of their bodies) in the daily life of the city of Pelotas (RS - Brasil), responsible for naturalizing the oppression of gender, class, race and ethnicity suffered by them. To this end, a study was conducted on landscapes where the brothels of the 20th century were located, reflecting on contemporary sexual work. In order to evoke these landscapes, since the houses of prostitution were not preserved, we used alternative archaeological methodologies, such as videos, cartography in drawing and painting. Based on this research, i discuss two archaeological works carried out in the city on Heritage Day: an exhibition “The struggle of workers for the right to inhabit the city of Pelotas” and a performance, “Paper Flower”. Both were executed in public spaces with the aim of presenting to the population of Pelotas the landscapes of the brothels that were hidden by the power so that we no longer hear about the prostitutes who worked in them.