Banca de DEFESA: IGHARA DE OLIVEIRA NEVES

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : IGHARA DE OLIVEIRA NEVES
DATE: 15/12/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: RECIFE - ON LINE
TITLE:

IMANI AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY MOZAMBICAN IN MULHERES DE CINZAS, DE MIA COUTO

KEY WORDS:

: Identities; Imani; Mozambican Literature; Mia Couto

PAGES: 82
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literaturas Estrangeiras Modernas
SUMMARY:

The narratives about the Mozambican nation and memories have contributed to shaping national images and, consequently, the country's identity. Mia Couto is an important author due to his literary production and the role he played during the post-independence period of Mozambique. His literature plays a significant role in the process of constructing a national identity by revaluing traditional customs and reclaiming elements of the culture. "Women of the Ashes" is the first novel in the "Sands of the Emperor" trilogy, which provides the perspective of Imani, a woman who experiences the arrival of colonizers and the process of resistance and acculturation endured by her people. In this sense, the objective of this work is to understand the presence of a Mozambican identity by investigating the markers related to the protagonist. Drawing on important concepts of nation and identity elaborated by Hobsbawm (2020) and Hall (2009), along with a brief study of Mozambican history and literature, the analysis of the work was conducted. From what was observed, it was possible to recognize the existence of an identity marked by hybridity, a result of contact with the colonizing world. Cultural assimilation emerged as a determining factor in shaping an identity in constant construction, through the adoption of European language and customs.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - JOAO BATISTA PEREIRA
Interna - IVANDA MARIA MARTINS SILVA
Externa à Instituição - MARTA CÉLIA FEITOSA BEZERRA