Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: THATHIANA VALESCA LEITE FERREIRA BELO

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : THATHIANA VALESCA LEITE FERREIRA BELO
DATE: 15/12/2023
TIME: 09:30
LOCAL: Online
TITLE:

FEMALE PROTAGONISM in SF SHORT STORIES BY WOMEN AUTHORS IN CONTEMPORARY BRAZILIAN FICTION

KEY WORDS:

Feminisms. Gender Studies. Female Authorship. Brazilian Science Fiction. Motherhood. Aline Valek. Clara Madrigano. Kinaya.

PAGES: 50
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literatura Brasileira
SUMMARY:

This dissertation is based on the observation of the invisibility of literary writing in Portuguese by female authors in the science fiction (SF) genre and focuses on Brazilian literature of the 21st century. Therefore, the general objective is to select and analyze SF short stories written by women in contemporary national literary production, with a focus on female protagonism and gender issues. The results will provide an introductory overview of the object, its literary characteristics and its recurring themes. The following authors and theoretical contributions are explored in their interfaces with literary studies: Aline Valek and Lady Sybylla (2013) and Susana Funck (2016) focusing on the science fiction genre, especially by female authors; Joanna Russ (1995) and Maria Tatar (2022), to accentuate female protagonism; Ildney Cavalcanti (2006), with an emphasis on the representations of female bodies in dystopias; Adrienne Rich (1979), Susana Funck (1993), Cristina Stevens (2007) and tania swain (2007), on issues relating to motherhood. The  investigation includes a survey and an analysis of bibliographic material that includes: mapping and systematization of the stories to be analyzed; the study of theoretical texts to support the readings; the analysis of the short stories based on the interfaces between Literary Studies, Gender Studies and Feminist Criticism; finally, the formulation of the results of the critical analysis of the selected stories. Among the analytical routes, the reading observes the compositional traits of the short story "Eu, Incubadora" (2013), by Valek, in relation to female protagonism, the representation of motherhood and reproduction. The analyses of the short stories "Boneca" (2015), by Clara Madrigano; and “Te encontro no futuro” (2021), by Kinaya are being carried out at the moment. In this way, this study intends to contribute to the feminist discussion about motherhood by looking at the metaphors contained in this dystopian SF tale; to make the authors of the other selected stories visible and expand the critical fortune of the works that make up the study, specifically from a feminist perspective.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1121063 - ILDNEY DE FATIMA SOUZA CAVALCANTI
Interno(a) - ***.668.256-** - IZABEL DE FATIMA DE OLIVEIRA BRANDAO - UFAL
Externo(a) à Instituição - ELTON LUIZ ALIANDRO FURLANETTO - UFMS