Heads of the Colored People, by Nafissa Thompson Spires: black female subjectivities in dialogue

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Autor(a) principal: de Mesquita Silva, Luciana
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Ilha do Desterro
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/75868
Resumo: This article discusses African-American female literature through the collection of short stories Heads of the Colored People, by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, originally published in 2018. The narratives in this book, which address ethnic-racial issues, portray a multiplicity of experiences of Black subjects in the United States nowadays. First, some considerations about identity construction are presented, especially in relation to Black women. Then, an analysis of the short stories “Fatima, the Biloquist: A Transformation Story” and “The Body’s Defenses Against Itself ”is proposed in order to verify in which ways the subjectivities of the protagonist Fatima are constructed from dialogues with herself and with other Black female characters.
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spelling Heads of the Colored People, by Nafissa Thompson Spires: black female subjectivities in dialogueHeads of the Colored People, de Nafissa Thompson-Spires: subjetividades femininas negras em diálogoThis article discusses African-American female literature through the collection of short stories Heads of the Colored People, by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, originally published in 2018. The narratives in this book, which address ethnic-racial issues, portray a multiplicity of experiences of Black subjects in the United States nowadays. First, some considerations about identity construction are presented, especially in relation to Black women. Then, an analysis of the short stories “Fatima, the Biloquist: A Transformation Story” and “The Body’s Defenses Against Itself ”is proposed in order to verify in which ways the subjectivities of the protagonist Fatima are constructed from dialogues with herself and with other Black female characters.Este artigo aborda a literatura afro-americana feminina por meio da coletânea de contos Heads of the Colored People, de Nafissa Thompson-Spires, publicada originalmente em 2018. As narrativas nesse livro, que perpassam questões étnico-raciais, retratam uma multiplicidade de vivências de sujeitos negros nos Estados Unidos na atualidade. Em primeiro lugar, são apresentadas algumas considerações sobre construção de identidades, especialmente em relação a mulheres negras. Em seguida, é proposta uma análise dos contos “Fatima, the Biloquist: A Transformation Story” e “The Body’s Defenses Against Itself” com o objetivo de verificar de que modos se constroem as subjetividades da protagonista Fatima a partir de diálogos consigo mesma e com outras personagens femininas negras. UFSC2021-01-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/7586810.5007/2175-8026.2021.e75868Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; Vol. 74 No. 1 (2021): LiteratureIlha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies; v. 74 n. 1 (2021): Literatura2175-80260101-4846reponame:Ilha do Desterroinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/75868/45284Copyright (c) 2020 Luciana de Mesquita Silvahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde Mesquita Silva, Luciana2021-01-28T02:23:10Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/75868Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterroPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/oaiilha@cce.ufsc.br||corseuil@cce.ufsc.br||ilhadodesterro@gmail.com2175-80260101-4846opendoar:2021-01-28T02:23:10Ilha do Desterro - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
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