“Amefricanidade” and black-brazilian and indigenous literature written by women

The reflections proposed in this article aim to reflect on the literary production of black and indig82enous Brazilian women, following Lélia Gonzalez’s political-cultural category Amefricanidade. According to the Brazilian thinker, “the term Amefricanas/Amefricanos designates an entire lineage: not only that of the Africans brought by the slave trade, but also those who arrived in AMERICA long before Columbus” (GONZALEZ, 2018, p. 330, emphasis added). Therefore, it seems pertinent to foster a comparative dialogue between the literatures of these two groups, considering first that the writing of these women is permeated by the specific point of view of women who are on the margins of the social imaginary and literary criticism, especially when taking into account the profile of the contemporary Brazilian writer - male, white, middle-aged, from the Rio-São Paulo axis (DALCASTAGNÈ, 2012).

Keywords:
Lélia Gonzalez; Amefricanidade; Black-Brazilian Literature; Indigenous Literature