When prejudice becomes silence: race relations in contemporary Brazilian literature

Authors

  • Regina Dalcastagnè UNB

Keywords:

Brazilian contemporary literature. Racial relations. Prejudice

Abstract

Black characters are a frank minority in Brazilian contemporary narrative, as extensive research has demonstrated. This article analyses some exceptions to this rule, identifying different ways that literature represents racial relations in a society marked by discrimination.

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Author Biography

Regina Dalcastagnè, UNB

Professora de literatura da Universidade de Brasília e pesquisadora do CNPq. Coordena o Grupo de Estudos em Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea e edita a revista Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea. É autora, entre outros livros, de A garganta das coisas: movimento(s) de Avalovara, de Osman Lins e de Entre fronteiras e cercado de armadilhas: problemas de representação na narrativa brasileira contemporânea.

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Published

2008-06-30

How to Cite

Dalcastagnè, R. (2008). When prejudice becomes silence: race relations in contemporary Brazilian literature. Gragoatá, 13(24). Retrieved from https://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/33169

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 24 (2008): Brazil and Africa: trajectories, faces and destination

Section

Literature Articles

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