A superação da violência de gênero nos contos Aramides Florença e Shirley Paixão do livro Insubmissas lágrimas de mulheres

Abstract

Different types of violence against women occur daily in Brazilian daily life, and one of the groups most impacted by the increase in this violence are black women. In view of this, this work presents an interpretation of gender violence committed against black women in two short stories from the work Insubmissas Lágrimas de Mulheres, by writer Conceição Evaristo. The study aims to analyze the types of violence that occur in the work and what factors influence the dissemination of this violence, and identify what forms of resistance the protagonists use to overcome violence and how patriarchy influences the dissemination of this violence. The problem that guided the research was: Can Conceição Evaristo's narrative in Insubmissas Tears of Women be thought of as an intersectional instrument for female empowerment to denounce gender-based violence suffered by black women? To answer this question, a careful reading of the stories took place, as well as a bibliographical review of Afro-Brazilian literature. In addition, readings by black intellectuals who talk about gender violence such as Bairros (1995), Carneiro (2019), Davis (2013), Gonzalez (1980), hooks (2018), Ribeiro (2017), Saffioti (2015). At the end of the study, it appears that Afro-Brazilian literature written by Evaristo uses intersectionality as an instrument to strengthen female struggles against genderbased violence suffered by black women, highlighting the importance of giving voices to black women.