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TALK intitulada The Danger Of A Single Story, na qual mencionava os perigos que uma só narrativa tem na construção de ideias. Dando exemplos, tais como o facto de a literatura que tinha lido em pequena ter influenciado a sua escrita, pois todas as histórias que lia eram sobre meninos de pele clara, que brincavam na neve e bebiam cidra de maçã; ou até mesmo a ideologia que a colega de quarto tinha em relação aos nigerianos assim que se conhecerem.
É neste sentido que acabou por lançar o seu romance Americanah (2013) onde descreve o que é ser uma mulher imigrante, mas acima de tudo uma mulher negra nos Estados Unidos da América.
Anos mais tardes, em 2017, a escritora portuguesa Telma Tvon lançou o livro Um Preto Muito Português onde explora a realidade dos que nasceram em terras lusitanas, mas que continuam a ser tratados como estrangeiros no seu próprio país.
Assim sendo, esta dissertação tem como principal objetivo a partir da análise literária comparada das obras Americanah (2013) e Um Preto Muito Português (2017), demonstrar a complexidade e desafios que uma só narrativa tem, abordando temas como o afrocentrismo, diáspora e identidade. Procura-se explorar a forma como a identidade cultural no seio da diáspora africana é retratada em ambos os romances, tendo como foco a identidade pós-colonial e a luta contínua pela autodefinição na sociedade contemporânea. Além disso, pretende-se ilustrar por que razão estas obras são classificadas como literatura pós-colonial e como essa literatura pode servir como uma forma de ativismo ao enfatizar as experiências da diáspora e da alteridade.
In July 2009, the Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave a TED Talk entitled The Danger Of A Single Story, where she revealed the dangers that one single story can have in the creation of ideas. Giving examples, such as how the literature she read as a child influenced her writings, since in all the stories the children had fair skin, played in the snow, and drank apple ciders; or even the stereotype that her roommate had of Nigerian people when they met. In this sense, she ended up publishing her novel Americanah (2013) where she describes what it is like to be an immigrant woman, but above all a black woman in the United States of America. Years later, in 2017, the Portuguese author Telma Tvon published Um Preto Muito Português where she explores the reality of those who were in Lusitanian lands but are still treated as an outcast in their own country. Therefore, this dissertation has as its main objective the comparative analysis of Americanah (2013) and Um Preto Muito Português (2017) to demonstrate the complexity and challenges of a single story, approaching themes such as Afrocentrism, diaspora, and identity. It seeks to explore how cultural identity within the African diaspora is depicted in both novels, focusing on post-colonial identity and the ongoing struggle for self-definition in contemporary society. Additionally, it aims to illustrate why these works are classified as postcolonial literature and how such literature can serve as a form of activism by emphasizing experiences of diaspora and otherness.
In July 2009, the Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave a TED Talk entitled The Danger Of A Single Story, where she revealed the dangers that one single story can have in the creation of ideas. Giving examples, such as how the literature she read as a child influenced her writings, since in all the stories the children had fair skin, played in the snow, and drank apple ciders; or even the stereotype that her roommate had of Nigerian people when they met. In this sense, she ended up publishing her novel Americanah (2013) where she describes what it is like to be an immigrant woman, but above all a black woman in the United States of America. Years later, in 2017, the Portuguese author Telma Tvon published Um Preto Muito Português where she explores the reality of those who were in Lusitanian lands but are still treated as an outcast in their own country. Therefore, this dissertation has as its main objective the comparative analysis of Americanah (2013) and Um Preto Muito Português (2017) to demonstrate the complexity and challenges of a single story, approaching themes such as Afrocentrism, diaspora, and identity. It seeks to explore how cultural identity within the African diaspora is depicted in both novels, focusing on post-colonial identity and the ongoing struggle for self-definition in contemporary society. Additionally, it aims to illustrate why these works are classified as postcolonial literature and how such literature can serve as a form of activism by emphasizing experiences of diaspora and otherness.
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Afrocentrism Diaspora Identity Single story narrative Postcolonial literature Narrativa única Literatura pós-colonial