<b>Resistance in three texts from Brazilian literature interpreted by postcolonial theory</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v27i2.196

  • Ângela Aparecida Gonçalves UEM
  • Thomas Bonnici Editor - UEM
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v27i2.196

Abstract

Three texts from Brazilian literature fictionally representing the colonial subject’s resistance are analyzed. The second canto of the epic poem O Uraguai, the female slave Bertoleza in the novel O cortiço and the short story Pai contra Mãe are interpreted by postcolonial theories set forth by Bhabha, Ashcroft, Fanon, Spivak and others so that the type of resistance against the colonizer by the colonial subject may be investigated. Although clues intimating transformation may be perceived in the characters under analysis, physical violence as a reaction against colonialism is dominant. A discussion on the ambiguity of such violence is provided, coupled to its possible replacement by transformation embodied by parody and irony.

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Author Biography

Thomas Bonnici, Editor - UEM
Possui graduação em Letras Anglo-Portuguesas pela Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Jandaia do Sul (1984), graduação em Filosofia - Faculdades Associadas do Ipiranga (1983), graduação em Inglês e Literaturas em Língua Inglesa, Literatura Italiana e Latina - Royal University of Malta (1964), graduação em Filosofia - Royal University of Malta (1962); doutorado em Teoria da Literatura pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1988). Atualmente é professor associado da Universidade Estadual de Maringá; com publicações em Acta Scientiarum (UEM), Teoria e Prática da Educação (UEM), Diálogos (UEM), Gragoatá (UFF), Revista de Letras (UNESP), Revista Letras (UFPR), Mimesis (USC, Bauru). Tem experiência na área de Letras, com ênfase em Literaturas Estrangeiras Modernas, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Pós-colonialismo, pós-modernismo, feminismo, Teoria Literária. Currículo Lattes
Published
2007-11-13
How to Cite
Gonçalves, Ângela A., & Bonnici, T. (2007). <b>Resistance in three texts from Brazilian literature interpreted by postcolonial theory</b&gt; - DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v27i2.196. Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 27(2), 151-161. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v27i2.196
Issue
Vol 27 No 2 (2005)
Section
Literature and Linguistics

 

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