Afro-Brazilian literature: theoretical-critical questions

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/matraga.2020.44337

Keywords:

Afro-Brazilian literature, Black literature, Resistance, Afro-descendant writing.

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss some of the theoretical-critical questions bearing on the literature produced by Afro-descendants in Brazil. A selection of views are presented on what the literary production of black or Afro-Brazilian authorship would consist of. We here highlight the approaches of Bernd (1988), Cuti (2010) and Duarte (2008; 2014). The discussion of canon formation also stands out due to the process of silencing and exclusion against minorities imposed by legitimizing instances. It is concluded that the notion elaborated by Duarte of “Afro-Brazilian literature” is the most adequate to encompass such literary production since, besides being broader than the so-called “black” and “Black-Brazilian” literatures, for example, it rests on five foundations: theme, authorship, point of view, language and the reading public.

Author Biographies

Zidelmar Alves Santos, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Mestre em Letras: Linguagens e Representações pela Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC, Ilhéus, Bahia. Possui Graduação em História (2011) e Especialização em História do Brasil (2014) pela mesma instituição.

Inara de Oliveira Rodrigues, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Possui Licenciatura Plena em História pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1987), Bacharelado em História pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1988), Mestrado em Letras pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1996) e Doutorado em Letras pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2001). Realizou estágio pós-doutoral em Literatura na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2015/2016). Atualmente é professora titular da Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, atuando no Curso de Letras, no Programa de Pós-Graduação (Mestrado e Doutorado) em Letras: Linguagens e Representações, no Mestrado Profissional em Letras e no Mestrado acadêmico em História: Atlântico e Diáspora Africana. Coordena o Centro de Estudos Portugueses Hèlio Simões (CEPHS) e é Associada à ABRALIC (Associação Brasileira de Literatura Comparada) e AIL (Associação Internacional de Lusitanistas).

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2020-04-30

How to Cite

Santos, Z. A., & Rodrigues, I. de O. (2020). Afro-Brazilian literature: theoretical-critical questions. MATRAGA - Journal Published by the Graduate Program in Letters at Rio De Janeiro State University (UERJ), 27(49), 229–243. https://doi.org/10.12957/matraga.2020.44337

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Vol. 27 No. 49 (2020): Miscelânea

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Literature Papers

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