O homem negro na escrita da mulher negra: Túlio e Luandi sob o olhar de Maria Firmina dos Reis e Conceição Evaristo

Abstract

This work is based on the analysis of two works by black female authors: Úrsula by Maria Firmina dos Reis and Ponciá Vicêncio by Conceição Evaristo. The aim was to compare the two works, seeking to highlight the central point of the research, which is to show, based on these works of Brazilian literature, how the black man is represented from the perspective of black and feminist writing, but in different times and places. The comparison between the two works provided the opportunity to examine how the concept of race in our society influences the way the black subject is constructed in narratives, according to the time and space represented. Through the comparative analysis of these two works, we seek to highlight, through literature written by black female authors, the process of domination orchestrated against the black population, established by a colonial and slave-owning historical past and maintained by the structural racism present in the current Brazilian scenario. On the one hand, Túlio, as represented by Maria Firmina dos Reis in a context still dominated by slavery; and on the other, Luandi, who faces the social and racial prejudice of a big city, despite seeking the opportunity for a space of power in his soldier’s uniform.