RACIAL VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND THE IDENTITY CRISIS OF THE CHARACTERS IN GENI GUIMARÃES AND ANA MARIA GONÇALVES

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https://doi.org/10.48075/rlhm.v19i34.32023

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Writing, as a political act, takes on a powerful role as a symbol of denunciation, resistance, and existence. In this context, the creations of Black women have played a crucial role in the evolution of Brazilian Literature, giving it new and relevant contours. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the short stories Metamorfose, by Geni Guimarães and Negrinha! Negrinha! Negrinha!, ​​by Ana Maria Gonçalves, highlighting the effects of racist discourse on the identity construction of children's protagonists in a school environment. The theoretical framework is formed by theorists such as: Abdias do Nascimento (2016), bell hooks (2019), Chimamanda Adichie (2019), Djamila Ribeiro (2019), Frantz Fanon (2008), Grada Kilomba (2020), Lélia Gonzalez (2020), Lilia Schwarcz (2013), Luisa Lobo (2007), Luiz Silva Cuti (2010), Neuza Santos Souza (1983), Nilma Lino Gomes (2002) and Regina Dalcastagnè (2005; 2019). It is concluded that racism, when crossing these bodies, leads to feelings of self-denial, self-hatred and low self-esteem. Only through a painful process of redefinition and reaffirmation of their identity it becomes possible for these characters fully embrace their Blackness and see themselves as individuals.

 

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Jéssica França de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Ph.D. student in Literature, with an emphasis on Literary Studies, at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and a member of the Geni - Gender and Interdisciplinarity research group (UFJF). Holds a Master's degree in Literature, with a focus on Literary Theory and Cultural Critique (Literature and Cultural Memory), from the Federal University of São João del Rei, where she worked as a CAPES scholarship holder. Specialization in Special Education and Technological Innovation from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. Graduated in Portuguese / Literature / English from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (2014). Her research is centered on the following themes: English Language Literatures, Orientalism, Displacements, Post-Colonial Literatures, and Feminist Critique. She worked as a Substitute Professor at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. Currently, she is a tenured teacher in the Public Education System, teaching English and Portuguese (Textual Production) for Secondary School and English for High School in a private school. She also maintains a profile for literary reviews, @versoecontroversia."

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25-03-2024

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FRANÇA DE OLIVEIRA, J. RACIAL VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND THE IDENTITY CRISIS OF THE CHARACTERS IN GENI GUIMARÃES AND ANA MARIA GONÇALVES. Journal of Literature, History and Memory, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 34, p. 108–127, 2024. DOI: 10.48075/rlhm.v19i34.32023. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/rlhm/article/view/32023. Acesso em: 5 jun. 2025.

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Vol. 19 No. 34 (2023)

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DOSSIÊ CONEXÕES AMEFRICANAS: MULHERES NO UNIVERSO LETRADO

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