The rewriting of the history in ‘O alegre canto da perdiz’ and ‘Becos da memória’

Authors

  • Pauline Champagnat Universidade de Rennes 2 (França)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35520/mulemba.2018.v10n19a20761

Keywords:

rewriting, history, Becos da memória, origin myths, O Alegre Canto da Perdiz.

Abstract

This paper’s purpose is to investigate the suggestion of possible rewritings of the oficial history from an afro-Brazilian point of view in Becos da memória (2017) and from a Mozambican perspective in O Alegre Canto da Perdiz (2008). Until now, the history had been told from the hegemonic Brazilian and Mozambican elite’s points of view. Therefore, we intend to develop our analysis from two thematical main lines: the representation of school in Becos da memória and the return to subterranean mythical memories in O Alegre Canto da Perdiz. To sustain our argument, we will use the theorical support of Hall (2007, 2013), Mucchieli (1986), Derive (2005), Pollak (1993) and Eliade (1963). The analysis will allow us to conclude that the signification of the suggestion of possible rewritings of the history goes way much further than the mere implementation of the law and will have consequences in every segment of Brazilian and Mozambican societies.

Author Biography

Pauline Champagnat, Universidade de Rennes 2 (França)

Doutoranda em Literatura (português) na Universidade de Rennes 2 (ERIMIT), sob a orientação de Rita-Olivieri Godet (IUF-ERIMIT-Rennes 2) e Pires Laranjeira (FLUC). Professora adjunta no departamento de português da Universidade de Rennes 2.

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Published

2018-12-26

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 19 (2018): Law 10.639/2003 in dialogue with African Literatures

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