TRACING BACK TRAUMA the legacy of slavery in contemporary afro-brazilian literature by women

Although there are many, mostly male, contemporary writers in Brazil whose narratives of urban violence and social inequality implicitly reflect the impact and legacy of slavery on contemporary society, it is interesting that this shameful period, and shockingly brutal events which seem to prove wro...

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Vydáno v:Angelaki : journal of theoretical humanities Ročník 22; číslo 1; s. 103 - 122
Hlavní autor: Williams, Claire
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Routledge 02.01.2017
Témata:
Adriana Lisboa
Ana Maria Gonçalves
Brazil
Conceição Evaristo
genealogy
history
race
slave women
slavery
Tatiana Salem Levy
trauma
women's writing
ISSN:0969-725X, 1469-2899
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Shrnutí:Although there are many, mostly male, contemporary writers in Brazil whose narratives of urban violence and social inequality implicitly reflect the impact and legacy of slavery on contemporary society, it is interesting that this shameful period, and shockingly brutal events which seem to prove wrong the myths of gentle colonization and harmonious racial democracy, should be chosen as subject matter by four women writers. While very different novels, Adriana Lisboa's Os Fios da Memória [The Threads of Memory] (1999), Conceição Evaristo's Ponciá Vicêncio (2003), Ana Maria Gonçalves's Um Defeito de Cor [A Defect in Colour] (2006) and Tatiana Salem Levy's Paraíso [Paradise] (2014) all deal frankly with the horrors of slavery and its aftermaths from the point of view of the most vulnerable member of colonial society: the enslaved African woman. This article analyses the ways in which these writers claim justice for their characters and remind readers that those excluded from official histories had names, faces and voices.
ISSN:0969-725X
1469-2899
DOI:10.1080/0969725X.2017.1285994