A condição de existência da mulher negra sob a perspectiva comparativa em Ponciá Vicêncio e Becos da Memória de Conceição Evaristo

Abstract

This study constitutes a comparative analysis of the novel Ponciá Vicêncio (2003) and Becos da Memória (2006), aiming to analyze how the condition of existence of black women is configured. To this end, the analysis pursued to demonstrate how violence — social and domestic against black women — are reflected in the narratives, pointing out the role of literature written by women as a means of giving visibility to themes through a comparative perspective. The reflections carried out lead us to the confirmation that, despite the historical struggle of women, and their daily struggles for recognition, the condition of existence of black women, presented in the narratives, still goes back to the era of slavery, a time where black women end up not enjoying the same rights as other women. Accordingly, based on the notes of Schmidt (2017), Halbwachs (1990), Carneiro (2017) among others, we problematize the condition of existence of black women stemming from the formation of a society based on financial-monopolistic capitalism. Therefore, it is for this reason that the issue of black and peripheral women must be put on the agenda, so that they can be made visible, discussed and improved.