Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie
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Resumo: | The present work aims at analyzing the novel Americanah (2014), by Chimamanda Adichie, concentrating on the diasporic consciousness presented in the narrative through the lens of cultural and gender studies as a means to a theoretical contextualization of the impacts of contemporaneous moves on the moving subjects. We draw our attention to the characters Ifemelu and Obinze, protagonists of the disporic move, while mainly addressing Ifemelu’s move, as she is the protagonist in the novel. The character’s shaping of a diasporic consciousness emerges from the writing of a blog that she generated while living in the United States. In the blog, she raises readers’ awareness to issues of race and gender. Her writing and her discoveries continue to take place until she moves back to her home country, Nigeria. Once she is back in Africa, she creates a new blog and reflects on the feeling of estrangement she experiences in her own culture. In order to approach the diasporic consciousness, it becomes necessary to observe the emergence of several spaces in the narration and reflect upon the function of such fictional element in the cultural dimension of a diaspora. To better understand narrative space in this context, we draw upon the considerations of Borges Filho (2007), Almeida (2013), Brandão (2012), Bakhtin (2014), amongst others. We also consider of utmost importance to signify the foreign space in Americanah as a post-colonial one and to do so, we observe the theories of Neves de Souza e Barzotto (2016), Keefer (2006) and Ogwude (2011). We realize that in the novel, the postcolonial position is revealed via narrative focus, which brings out the main characters’ perspectives. With the intention of clarifying such interpretation, we bring the propositions of Leite (2002), Jahn (2007), among others. Finally, we analyze the diasporic consciousness unraveled in the return, going back to examples presented in the literary text of a new poetics of belonging. We look into the writings of Hall (2015), Porto (2012) and Almeida (2015), whose reflections reinforce that a change occurs in subjects who experience a diaspora. We also regard the blog as a means to readaptation to the home culture and, on a broader spectrum, we interpret the act of writing as a pathway in the process of self-awareness, learning and belonging to one’s own home country and culture. |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda AdichieConsciência diaspóricaAmericanahRaçaGêneroLiteratura AfricanaDiasporic consciousnessAmericanahRaceGenderAfrican LiteratureCNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRASThe present work aims at analyzing the novel Americanah (2014), by Chimamanda Adichie, concentrating on the diasporic consciousness presented in the narrative through the lens of cultural and gender studies as a means to a theoretical contextualization of the impacts of contemporaneous moves on the moving subjects. We draw our attention to the characters Ifemelu and Obinze, protagonists of the disporic move, while mainly addressing Ifemelu’s move, as she is the protagonist in the novel. The character’s shaping of a diasporic consciousness emerges from the writing of a blog that she generated while living in the United States. In the blog, she raises readers’ awareness to issues of race and gender. Her writing and her discoveries continue to take place until she moves back to her home country, Nigeria. Once she is back in Africa, she creates a new blog and reflects on the feeling of estrangement she experiences in her own culture. In order to approach the diasporic consciousness, it becomes necessary to observe the emergence of several spaces in the narration and reflect upon the function of such fictional element in the cultural dimension of a diaspora. To better understand narrative space in this context, we draw upon the considerations of Borges Filho (2007), Almeida (2013), Brandão (2012), Bakhtin (2014), amongst others. We also consider of utmost importance to signify the foreign space in Americanah as a post-colonial one and to do so, we observe the theories of Neves de Souza e Barzotto (2016), Keefer (2006) and Ogwude (2011). We realize that in the novel, the postcolonial position is revealed via narrative focus, which brings out the main characters’ perspectives. With the intention of clarifying such interpretation, we bring the propositions of Leite (2002), Jahn (2007), among others. Finally, we analyze the diasporic consciousness unraveled in the return, going back to examples presented in the literary text of a new poetics of belonging. We look into the writings of Hall (2015), Porto (2012) and Almeida (2015), whose reflections reinforce that a change occurs in subjects who experience a diaspora. We also regard the blog as a means to readaptation to the home culture and, on a broader spectrum, we interpret the act of writing as a pathway in the process of self-awareness, learning and belonging to one’s own home country and culture.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPESEste trabalho toma o romance Americanah (2014), de Chimamanda Adichie, como foco de análise, discutindo a consciência diaspórica desenvolvida na narrativa, tomando o viés dos estudos culturais e de gênero como fundamentação teórica para problematizar os impactos dos deslocamentos contemporâneos sobre os sujeitos. Centramos nas personagens Ifemelu e Obinze, protagonistas das movências descritas na obra, enfocando centralmente nossa atenção na movência de Ifemelu, a protagonista do romance, cuja construção da consciência diaspórica se dá a partir do exercício da escrita de um blog que essa cria e mantém enquanto mora nos EUA para discutir questões de raça e gênero. Sua escrita e suas descobertas seguem acontecendo até o retorno a seu país de origem – a Nigéria – e quando do retorno, cria um novo blog e reflete sobre a sua sensação de estrangeirismo em sua própria cultura. Para abordar a consciência diaspórica, consideramos necessário observar a confluência de espaços na narrativa e refletir sobre a função de tal elemento ficcional e cultural na situação da diáspora. Para entender melhor o espaço nesse contexto, nos valemos das considerações de Borges Filho (2007), Almeida (2013), Brandão (2012), Bakhtin (2014), entre outros. Também consideramos crucial significar o espaço estrangeiro em Americanah como pós-colonial, e para isso, observamos as teorias de Neves de Souza e Barzotto (2016), Keefer (2006) e Ogwude (2011). Notamos que na narrativa em tela, a posição pós-colonial se torna explícita via foco narrativo que se volta para as duas personagens centrais: Ifemelu e Obinze. Com o propósito de elucidar essa interpretação, usamos os pressupostos de Leite (2002) e Jahn (2007), entre outros. Finalmente, analisamos a consciência da diáspora apresentada na situação do retorno, voltando ao texto literário e aos exemplos que ele traz de uma nova poética do pertencimento. Vemos em Hall (2015), Porto (2012) e Almeida (2015), reflexões que reforçam a mudança que ocorre nos sujeitos atravessados pela diáspora.Também percebemos o blog como elemento importante na readaptação à cultura natal, e num âmbito mais amplo, percebemos a escrita como um importante canal através do qual se progride no processo de auto-percepção, aprendizado e pertencimento ao país de origem.Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrasilLetrasPrograma de Pós-Graduação em LetrasUFPBSchneider, Lianehttp://lattes.cnpq.br/9622374398712500Araújo, Eliza de Souza Silva2018-10-08T20:29:44Z2018-10-082018-10-08T20:29:44Z2017-02-20info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesishttps://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/11937porinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPBinstname:Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)instacron:UFPB2018-10-08T20:29:44Zoai:repositorio.ufpb.br:123456789/11937Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertaçõeshttps://repositorio.ufpb.br/PUBhttp://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/oai/requestdiretoria@ufpb.br|| diretoria@ufpb.bropendoar:2018-10-08T20:29:44Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPB - Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)false |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie Araújo, Eliza de Souza Silva Consciência diaspórica Americanah Raça Gênero Literatura Africana Diasporic consciousness Americanah Race Gender African Literature CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie |
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Trançando histórias, tecendo trajetórias: A consciência diaspórica em Americanah, de Chimamanda Adichie |
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Araújo, Eliza de Souza Silva |
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Schneider, Liane http://lattes.cnpq.br/9622374398712500 |
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Araújo, Eliza de Souza Silva |
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Consciência diaspórica Americanah Raça Gênero Literatura Africana Diasporic consciousness Americanah Race Gender African Literature CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS |
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Consciência diaspórica Americanah Raça Gênero Literatura Africana Diasporic consciousness Americanah Race Gender African Literature CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS |
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The present work aims at analyzing the novel Americanah (2014), by Chimamanda Adichie, concentrating on the diasporic consciousness presented in the narrative through the lens of cultural and gender studies as a means to a theoretical contextualization of the impacts of contemporaneous moves on the moving subjects. We draw our attention to the characters Ifemelu and Obinze, protagonists of the disporic move, while mainly addressing Ifemelu’s move, as she is the protagonist in the novel. The character’s shaping of a diasporic consciousness emerges from the writing of a blog that she generated while living in the United States. In the blog, she raises readers’ awareness to issues of race and gender. Her writing and her discoveries continue to take place until she moves back to her home country, Nigeria. Once she is back in Africa, she creates a new blog and reflects on the feeling of estrangement she experiences in her own culture. In order to approach the diasporic consciousness, it becomes necessary to observe the emergence of several spaces in the narration and reflect upon the function of such fictional element in the cultural dimension of a diaspora. To better understand narrative space in this context, we draw upon the considerations of Borges Filho (2007), Almeida (2013), Brandão (2012), Bakhtin (2014), amongst others. We also consider of utmost importance to signify the foreign space in Americanah as a post-colonial one and to do so, we observe the theories of Neves de Souza e Barzotto (2016), Keefer (2006) and Ogwude (2011). We realize that in the novel, the postcolonial position is revealed via narrative focus, which brings out the main characters’ perspectives. With the intention of clarifying such interpretation, we bring the propositions of Leite (2002), Jahn (2007), among others. Finally, we analyze the diasporic consciousness unraveled in the return, going back to examples presented in the literary text of a new poetics of belonging. We look into the writings of Hall (2015), Porto (2012) and Almeida (2015), whose reflections reinforce that a change occurs in subjects who experience a diaspora. We also regard the blog as a means to readaptation to the home culture and, on a broader spectrum, we interpret the act of writing as a pathway in the process of self-awareness, learning and belonging to one’s own home country and culture. |
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