ESCREVIVÊNCIAS AND RESISTANCES: THE BLACK WOMAN AS PROTAGONIST IN THE WORK OF CONCEIÇÃO EVARISTO

Abstract

Brazilian literature has historically been built under the hegemony of white male voices, silencing the experiences, subjectivities, and narratives of Black women. In this context, writer Conceição Evaristo emerges as one of the leading voices in contemporary Afro-Brazilian literature by developing the concept of escrevivência, which weaves together lived experience, ancestry, resistance, and aesthetics. This research aimed to analyze how Evaristo’s writing, through escrevivência, constructs the Black woman as the protagonist of her own story, highlighting processes of resistance, identity, and memory. This study is justified by the importance of giving visibility to literary productions that challenge the historical erasure of Black bodies and voices and by recognizing literature as a political and formative space. The methodology adopted was a bibliographic review, based on the author's literary works, as well as scientific articles, theses, and dissertations addressing escrevivência, Black female protagonism, and literature of resistance. As a conclusion, it was found that Conceição Evaristo's work not only breaks with the stereotypes historically attributed to Black women but also redefines their paths, portraying them as central, complex, and deeply human characters. In this sense, escrevivência proves to be a practice that unites aesthetics, politics, and subjectivity, granting Black women the right to narrate and exist with dignity.