Nós: afetos e literatura

Abstract

This research is the result of a dip in affections, black Sapatão literary texts. Following the affections of fear, love, anger, dengo and erotic, I have tried to read, feel and learn from these literary texts how we can use the affections so that these, from the colonial apparatus, do not perpetuate schemes of violence against us, racialized and disobedient people of the binary gender and heteronormativity. Which uses can we make of these affections so that, instead of killing us, they would be an act of fight back and a new possibility to live, stand alive. With a greater focus on black poetics and narratives, the texts chosen are diverse, but with greater emphasis on the literary production of black Sapatão women produced in Brazil. Therefore, I sought to build a black sapatão literary criticism in view of my decision to move these writings also based on my own experience.In order to do this, I have organized this work into nine essays: the first two opening essays, Chão and Rotas which presents and locates methodologically this survey; Reflexo, Quebrada, Devolução, Ginga, Perigosas and Zami are interdependent essays that offer some reflections on the uses of affections from the literary texts brought, made in dialogue with some important themes such as romantic love, miscegenation, sexual abuse, subjectivities and coloniality, essay writing, race, gender, sexuality and representation.And the final text, Nós - an experimental – essay which I wanted to open paths of reflection about our black and sapatonas liveses.