Reflections about the black people’s stereotyped construction in the City of God novel

This work presents a reading of the novel City of God (1997) by Paulo Lins, in which a reality marked by poverty and violence is approached. Having as its main focus reflect on the stereotypes of culture and of representation of the black in society, the analysis is based on the existing contradicti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ourique, João Luis Pereira, St Vil, Christopher Rive
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Repositorio:Literatura e Autoritarismo
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/87670
Acceso en línea:http://periodicos.ufsm.br/LA/article/view/87670
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cidade de Deus
Identidade
Negro
Estereótipo
Racismo
City of God
Identity
Black
Stereotype
Racism
Descripción
Sumario:This work presents a reading of the novel City of God (1997) by Paulo Lins, in which a reality marked by poverty and violence is approached. Having as its main focus reflect on the stereotypes of culture and of representation of the black in society, the analysis is based on the existing contradictions in the construction of identities by fictional narrative, questioning the definitions of what is black because these classifications are sustained in ambiguities that can be at the same time a critique or a kind of acceptance/naturalization of prejudice and historical racism.