VISUAL MAPPING OF POST-ELECTORAL PROTESTS MOVEMENTS AND OCCUPATION OF URBAN SPACE IN MOZAMBIQUE

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the cartography of the image narratives of post-electoral demonstrations in Mozambique, using sensitive cartography as an investigative method to map and interpret the images that express social trajectories, affects and spaces of resistance. The aim is to understand how these images reflect the political tensions and collective identity of the participants. The research adopts a qualitative approach, employing the cartographic method to follow and interpret images widely disseminated during the demonstrations. The selected images are analyzed in terms of their symbols, gestures and visual elements, allowing a rooted reading of the demonstrations and the inclusion of local knowledge. The analysis also considers the power dynamics that marginalize certain voices and epistemologies. The results reveal that the demonstrations are not only political events, but expressions of a symbolic and affective field, where the occupation of public space becomes a space for the construction of shared meanings. The plurality of perspectives among the participants legitimizes the demands and strengthens the collective intelligence, highlighting the importance of collective memory and media criticism. Images, when they lose their singular character, acquire a revolutionary potential, functioning as instruments of mobilization and social transformation.