Queer Africa: literature as art of resistance
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Resumo: | The discussion about literature as a fictional space of resistance in contexts of oppression in life is rich. Relatedly, wefind literary works by African authors that represent queer bodies in fictional spaces in which, in life, are marked byhomophobia and/or the criminalization of homosexuality. This article therefore aims to thematically present QueerAfrica: New and Collected Fiction and Queer Africa 2: New Stories. To this end, we discussed the context ofcriminalization of homosexuality in the authors’ birth countries and brought to the debate African and Africanistscholars who discuss how the theologization and politicization of the religious discourse, according to which queerpeople are sinful and deprived of the grace of God, and the discourse of the tradition, according to whichhomosexuality is a product of the West and, therefore, un-African, seek the permanence of the status quo in these countries. During the thematic analysis of the short stories and the analysis of “Pub 360” based on Bakhtin’s theoryof the novel, we realized that the short story writers brought to the fictional world the representation of the conflictsexperienced by characters who discover or live their sexuality in the midst of homophobic or criminalizing contextsand the love and passion of couples who live and explore their sexuality in their daily lives; that is, it is the humanand humanizing experiences of queer bodies represented in the short stories that make these collections an art ofresistance not only for the representation they make, but for their very existence. |
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Queer Africa: literature as art of resistanceLiteraturas africanas queerLiteratura de resistênciaQueer Africa: New and Collected FictionQueer Africa 2: New StoriesQueer African literaturesLiterature of resistanceQueer Africa: New and Collected FictionQueer Africa 2: New StoriesThe discussion about literature as a fictional space of resistance in contexts of oppression in life is rich. Relatedly, wefind literary works by African authors that represent queer bodies in fictional spaces in which, in life, are marked byhomophobia and/or the criminalization of homosexuality. This article therefore aims to thematically present QueerAfrica: New and Collected Fiction and Queer Africa 2: New Stories. To this end, we discussed the context ofcriminalization of homosexuality in the authors’ birth countries and brought to the debate African and Africanistscholars who discuss how the theologization and politicization of the religious discourse, according to which queerpeople are sinful and deprived of the grace of God, and the discourse of the tradition, according to whichhomosexuality is a product of the West and, therefore, un-African, seek the permanence of the status quo in these countries. During the thematic analysis of the short stories and the analysis of “Pub 360” based on Bakhtin’s theoryof the novel, we realized that the short story writers brought to the fictional world the representation of the conflictsexperienced by characters who discover or live their sexuality in the midst of homophobic or criminalizing contextsand the love and passion of couples who live and explore their sexuality in their daily lives; that is, it is the humanand humanizing experiences of queer bodies represented in the short stories that make these collections an art ofresistance not only for the representation they make, but for their very existence.A discussão sobre a literatura como espaço ficcional de resistência em contextos de opressão na vida é bastanterica. Nessa esteira, encontram-se obras literárias de autores/as africanos/as que representam corpos queer emespaços ficcionais em que, na vida, são marcados pela homofobia e/ou criminalização da homossexualidade. Esteartigo tem o objetivo, portanto, de apresentar, tematicamente, as coletâneas Queer Africa: New and CollectedFiction e Queer Africa 2: New Stories. Para tal, discutimos o contexto de criminalização da homossexualidade nospaíses de nascimento dos/as autores/as dos contos e trouxemos para o debate pesquisadores/as africanos/as eafricanistas que discutem como a teologização e a politização do discurso religioso, segundo o qual pessoas queersão pecaminosas e destituídas da graça de Deus, e do discurso da tradição, segundo o qual a homossexualidade éum produto do ocidente e, portanto, un-African, buscam a permanência do status quo nesses países. Durante aanálise temática dos contos e da análise do conto “Pub 360” a partir da teoria do romance de Bakhtin, percebemosque os/as contistas trouxeram para o mundo ficcional a representação não só dos conflitos vividos por personagensque descobrem ou vivem a sua sexualidade em meio a contextos homofóbicos ou criminalizantes, mas também osamores e as paixões de casais que vivem e exploram a sua sexualidade no seu cotidiano; ou seja, são asexperiências humanas e humanizadoras de corpos queer representados nos contos que tornam essas coletâneasarte de resistência não só pela representação que faz, mas pela sua própria existência.Editora Universitaria da UFCG2022-12-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigo avaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.editora.ufcg.edu.br/index.php/RLR/article/view/76510.5281/zenodo.8049533Revista Letras Raras; Vol. 11 No. 4 (2022): Tendências contemporâneas nas Letras; 136-157Revista Letras Raras; Vol. 11 Núm. 4 (2022): Tendências contemporâneas nas Letras; 136-157Revista Letras Raras; Vol. 11 No 4 (2022): Tendências contemporâneas nas Letras; 136-157Revista Letras Raras; v. 11 n. 4 (2022): Tendências contemporâneas nas Letras; 136-1572317-2347reponame:Revista Letras Rarasinstname:Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG)instacron:UFCGporhttps://revistas.editora.ufcg.edu.br/index.php/RLR/article/view/765/678© 2023 Revista Letras Rarashttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMarden Bandeira de Melo Júnior, OrisonNeves Riambau Pinheiro, Vanessa2023-06-18T02:26:34Zoai:ojs2.revistas.editora.ufcg.edu.br:article/765Revistahttps://revistas.editora.ufcg.edu.br/index.php/RLRPUBhttps://revistas.editora.ufcg.edu.br/index.php/RLR/oai||letrasrarasufcg@gmail.com2317-23472317-2347opendoar:2023-06-18T02:26:34Revista Letras Raras - Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG)false |
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Queer Africa: literature as art of resistance |
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Queer Africa: literature as art of resistance |
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Queer Africa: literature as art of resistance Marden Bandeira de Melo Júnior, Orison Literaturas africanas queer Literatura de resistência Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction Queer Africa 2: New Stories Queer African literatures Literature of resistance Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction Queer Africa 2: New Stories |
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Queer Africa: literature as art of resistance |
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Queer Africa: literature as art of resistance |
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Marden Bandeira de Melo Júnior, Orison |
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Marden Bandeira de Melo Júnior, Orison Neves Riambau Pinheiro, Vanessa |
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Neves Riambau Pinheiro, Vanessa |
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Marden Bandeira de Melo Júnior, Orison Neves Riambau Pinheiro, Vanessa |
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Literaturas africanas queer Literatura de resistência Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction Queer Africa 2: New Stories Queer African literatures Literature of resistance Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction Queer Africa 2: New Stories |
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Literaturas africanas queer Literatura de resistência Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction Queer Africa 2: New Stories Queer African literatures Literature of resistance Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction Queer Africa 2: New Stories |
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The discussion about literature as a fictional space of resistance in contexts of oppression in life is rich. Relatedly, wefind literary works by African authors that represent queer bodies in fictional spaces in which, in life, are marked byhomophobia and/or the criminalization of homosexuality. This article therefore aims to thematically present QueerAfrica: New and Collected Fiction and Queer Africa 2: New Stories. To this end, we discussed the context ofcriminalization of homosexuality in the authors’ birth countries and brought to the debate African and Africanistscholars who discuss how the theologization and politicization of the religious discourse, according to which queerpeople are sinful and deprived of the grace of God, and the discourse of the tradition, according to whichhomosexuality is a product of the West and, therefore, un-African, seek the permanence of the status quo in these countries. During the thematic analysis of the short stories and the analysis of “Pub 360” based on Bakhtin’s theoryof the novel, we realized that the short story writers brought to the fictional world the representation of the conflictsexperienced by characters who discover or live their sexuality in the midst of homophobic or criminalizing contextsand the love and passion of couples who live and explore their sexuality in their daily lives; that is, it is the humanand humanizing experiences of queer bodies represented in the short stories that make these collections an art ofresistance not only for the representation they make, but for their very existence. |
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