A mulher e a maternidade: breve leitura do romance Um Defeito de Cor, de Ana Maria Gonçalves

Ana Beatriz R. Gonçalves; Clara Alencar V. Pimentel

doi:10.5433/1678-2054.2009v17p117

Woman and motherhood: a brief reading of the novel Um Defeito de Cor, by Ana Maria Gonçalves

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Ana Beatriz R. Gonçalves Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Clara Alencar V. Pimentel Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1678-2054.2009v17p117

Keywords:

Slavery, Feminine, Motherhood

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify aspects of motherhood and the feminine persona in the Brazilian novel Um Defeito de Cor. We intend to look at the experience of “being a woman” during slavery: sexuality, motherhood, and the consequences of not being able to choose when to bear a child or how to raise him/her, are some of the aspects highlighted in our study, as well as the frequent sales (reflected in losses) endured by slaves in XIX Century Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Ana Beatriz R. Gonçalves, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

PhD in Letters from the University of Texas System. Professor at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.

Clara Alencar V. Pimentel, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Master's degree in Letters from the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.

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Published

2009-12-30

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Gonçalves, Ana Beatriz R., and Clara Alencar V. Pimentel. “Woman and Motherhood: A Brief Reading of the Novel Um Defeito De Cor, by Ana Maria Gonçalves”. Terra Roxa E Outras Terras: Revista De Estudos Literários, vol. 17, no. 2, Dec. 2009, pp. 117-24, doi:10.5433/1678-2054.2009v17p117.

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2009): Literatura afro-brasileira (prosa de ficção)

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