Novos cercamentos, saúde e "lugares outros"

Abstract

In this article, I reflect on the juxtaposition of apparently incompatible places that constitute the territory linked to a Basic Health Unit in Aracaju, where my research is developed. I name this geographic density "territory of whiteness" given the privileged intersection of race and class, constant in census data. In part of the territory, "new enclosures" proliferate with modern, segregated, guarded, and high-standard commercial fortifications, inhabited by standard bodies. In the outskirts, "strange places" coexist, heterotopias where bodies and deviant dwellings are housed that subvert the passage of time, proclaim the right to difference and challenge speculative capital. Through them, despite the countless demands to access and remain in them, deviant bodies ensure their existence and envision a future. It is these urban contractions that I intend to explore. The research combines data from secondary sources, participant observation, field diary, imagery resources, and specialized literature.