O protagonismo feminino negro nos contos “Aramides Florença”, Lia Gabriel” e “Shirley Paixão”, de Conceição Evaristo

Abstract

This work aims to reflect on the black female protagonism in the short stories “Aramides Florence”, “Lia Gabriel” and “Shirley Paixão”, from the book Insubmissas Lágrimas de Mulheres (2016), by Conceição Evaristo. We will discuss how the writer, Conceição Evaristo, approaches and represents black women in her literary work, since until today these women are excluded from literature or represented in a stereotyped way. We will use as theoretical support for the analysis of the stories, Zilá Bernd (1988), Eduardo de Assis Duarte (2008), Cuti (2010), Fernanda Figueiredo (2009), among others, in order to understand the importance of the black female voice in literature. As it is through this new approach that Conceição Evaristo will break with stereotypes, presenting black characters who resist classist, sexist and racist affronts and impositions.