Negra, afro-brasileira, afrodescendente: a literatura de Zeli de Oliveira Barbosa

Abstract

The aim of this paper is discussing some polemical points when it comes to the Brazilian literature written by afro-Brazilian writers. What is the most adequate category to use for talking about these texts: afro-Brazilian literature? Afrodescendent literature? Brazilian black literature? After that, it is presented a “study case” focusing the short novel Ilhota, written by Zeli de Oliveira Barbosa.

Keywords

• afrodescendent literature
• zeli de oliveira barbosa
• ilhota
• afro-brazilian literature
• brazilian black literature