Junto de Conceição Evaristo Pelos Becos da Memória

Abstract

In this dissertation, we propose to develop a study on the work Becos da memory (2018), by Conceição Evaristo, from the theoretical-critical perspective of self-writing. This critical approach is useful for thinking about the modus operandi of Evaristo's narratives and poetry. Our intention is to verify how elements that configure the concept of writing, developed by the author, are revealed in the novel. To do so, we will be based on the theoretical and methodological references of self-writing, which in turn, are articulated with female-voiced authors and with the historical-reflective basis on black Brazilian literature. In this sense, the research object of study falls within post- colonial, feminist and black feminist studies. Linked to this research focus, we also aim to study the construction of female characters in the novel and their relationship with the narrative space in the production of subjectivities. This research is anchored in theorists of post-colonial and decolonial studies such as: Aníbal Quijano (2005), Zulma Palermo (2013), Walter Mignolo (2003), Thomas Bonnici, (2005) and others. Articulated with these theorists, we seek approaches to black feminism, such as: Lélia Gonzalez (2020), Djamila Ribeiro (2018, 2019), Françoise Vergès (2020), bell hooks (2020), Carla Akotirene (2019), Inocência Mata (2013), Zilá Bernd (2023, 2018, 2013), among others. Regarding studies on self-writing, we sought theoretical-critical support in Michael Foucault (2014), Leonor Arfuch (2010), Diana Klinger (2024), among others.