Decoloniality in Jess Rocha's "Saco do Inferno": a sertãopunk counter-narrative about inclusion
This paper aims to present a critical decolonial reading of inclusion in the sertãopunk short story Saco do Inferno (2022) by Jéssica de Lemos, hereafter Jess Rocha. Through questions of cultural identity and regional diversity, the story explores mystery and sertãopunk, using elements of Ceará folk...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) |
| Repositorio: | Revista (Con)Textos Linguísticos (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufes.br:article/45467 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufes.br/contextoslinguisticos/article/view/45467 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Sertãopunk Saco do Inferno Inclusion Decoloniality Inclusão Decolonialidade |
| Sumario: | This paper aims to present a critical decolonial reading of inclusion in the sertãopunk short story Saco do Inferno (2022) by Jéssica de Lemos, hereafter Jess Rocha. Through questions of cultural identity and regional diversity, the story explores mystery and sertãopunk, using elements of Ceará folklore. By portraying a character with Williams-Beuren syndrome, the narrator addresses representativeness, sensitivity and respect, proposing to the reader an inclusive narrative that represents subalternized identities. The aim is also to relate the story to aspects of coloniality (Maldonado-Torres, 2007), from the perspective of sertãopunk, a literary genre of speculative fiction that explores alternatives for the future of the Northeast and its cultural traditions. The methodology used is bibliographical and qualitative, through a critical reading of the short story Saco do Inferno, analyzing categories such as: intertextuality and sertãopunk elements; interdiscursivity and decolonial counter-narrative. To this end, among other scholars, Alexander Meireles da Silva (2021), Ballestrin (2013) and Fairclough (2001) were used. The results point to a broader discussion about inclusion and diversity in literature, as well as reflecting on the in(visibility) of elements of local folklore, highlighting issues that bring up notions of power and coloniality. |
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