A intersecção entre raça, classe e gênero em Olhos d'água, de Conceição Evaristo

Abstract

The objective of this work is to observe how fiction and reality dialogue through the intersectional discourse present in Olhos D’água, by Conceição Evaristo. Intersectionality is a method used by feminism, especially black feminism, to understand the interaction and heterogeneous nature of oppressive experiences. In view of this, recurring discussions were observed in the works Intersectionalidade, by Carla Akotirene; Nem Preto Nem Branco, by Lilia Moritz; Explosão Feminista, by Heloisa Buarque; Cartas Para Minha Avó and O Que é Lugar de Fala? by Djamila Ribeiro; Women, Race and Class, by Angela Davis; Black Literature: a poetics of our Afro-Brazilianness, by Conceição Evaristo; How to Talk to a Fascist, by Marcia Tiburi; and Culture and Representation, by Stuart Hall. From these discussions, it was possible to perceive that the intersection between race, class and gender contained in the narratives “Ana Davenga”, “Zaíta Esqueceu de Guardar os Brinquedos”, “Os Amores de Kimbá”, “Maria”, “Quantos Filhos Natalina He had?” and “Beijo na Face” highlights the complexity and non-linearity of the oppressive system, in addition to the simultaneous oppressions that black women can suffer.