From Field to Knowledge: Data Construction and Interpretation
摘要
This chapter analyzes the empirical phase of the study, focusing on two in-depth interviews with Jorge, a congenitally blind participant. It explores how racial perception emerges through the interplay of sensory experience, social practices, and personal history, challenging the assumption that vision is indispensable for perceiving race. Jorge’s narratives reveal the role of verbal mediation, cultural codes, and lived experiences in constructing racialized body imageRacialized Body Images, while exposing contradictions between conceptual visuocentrismVisuocentrism and practical strategies for navigating racialized contexts. Through tasks and reflections, the chapter examines how auditory cues, emotions, and confirmation biasesConfirmation Bias shape racial inference, highlighting conduct as a central element in racial perception. It also addresses broader themes such as race–color relations, miscegenation, and class, situating Jorge’s experiences within Brazilian racial dynamics. Ultimately, the analysis underscores the constructive, imaginative nature of racial perception and its dependence on cultural meaning-makingMeaning-Making rather than sensory immediacy.