The subaltern’s voice in the literature of Marcelino Freire

Authors

  • Renato Lima de Oliveira MIT
  • Jacques Fux Unicamp / Harvard

Keywords:

Marcelino Freire. Subaltern. Periphery.

Abstract

This article analyses the representation of the subaltern in the literature of the Brazilian writer Marcelino Freire. We argue that Freire portrays the marginalized with a radical individuality, speaking for themselves and rejecting paternalism. We advance this interpretation by way of a contextualized reading of some of the short-stories present in two of his books: “Contos Negreiros” and “Rasif – mar que arrebenta”. Analytical categories from postcolonial, subaltern and libertarian theories are used to show how Freire mixes historical context, social disparities and individual motivation of subaltern, thus creating a displacement of the hegemony and agency of the marginalized.

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Author Biographies

Renato Lima de Oliveira, MIT

Jornalista. Mestre em Estudos da América Latina - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Doutorando em Ciências Políticas - MIT.

Jacques Fux, Unicamp / Harvard

Pesquisador Visitante na Universidade de Harvard. Pós-doutorando em Teoria Literária - Unicamp. Doutor em Literatura Comparada - UFMG e Docteur en Langues, Littératures et Civilisations Françaises - Lille 3.

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Published

2013-12-23

How to Cite

Oliveira, R. L. de, & Fux, J. (2013). The subaltern’s voice in the literature of Marcelino Freire. Raído, 7(14), 55–65. Retrieved from https://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/Raido/article/view/2567

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LITERATURE AND CULTURAL PRACTICES