Padê Editorial and Nega Lilu: Female Representation in the Independent Publishing Market

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Maria do Rosário A.
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Coutinho, Samara Mirian
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/estudos/article/view/37414
• topic: mercado editorial independente; Padê Editorial; Nega Lilu; editoras mulheres; mercado editorial independiente; Padê Editorial; Nega Lilu; editoras; independent editorial market; Padê Editorial; Nega Lilu; women publishers

This paper aims to present some considerations about two Brazilian publishing houses which belong to the so-called independent market: Padê Editorial, founded in 2015, and Nega Lilu, founded in 2013. Firstly, we will highlight some important concepts concerning the independent scene, such as Pierre Bourdieu's "editorial field" and the very notion of "independence," linked to the search of editorial practices that prioritize bibliodiversity, seeking market alternatives in which profit is not their main concern. The article’s theoretical basis is rooted in John Thompson (2013), Gilles Colleu (2007) and José Muniz Jr. (2016). Afterwards, a case study of the publishers listed here is made, mainly promoting the visibility of women, black women and lesbians, as well as those located outside the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo hub; They also promote visibility of female authors from the Midwest region of Brazil where the companies are based. Therefore, such editorial practices which aspire to even a significant aesthetic appeal, end up acquiring a political importance as well, becoming primordial symbolic capitals to think (and rethink) the contemporary publishing scenario in Brazil.