BLACK WOMEN'S RESISTANCE THROUGH AFRICAN LITERATURE

Abstract

The present work sought to analyze the works produced from the post-colonial period, emphasizing three renowned African writers, Paulina Chiziane, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Scholastique Mukasonga, from Mozambique, Nigeria and Rwanda, respectively. From this, we sought to problematize how Black African writers represent and evidence the resistance of female characters in their literary works. Therefore, with the objectives, we sought to list the forms of representations of Black women and their rise in African literature as a form of resistance and show the importance of women's studies for the understanding and discussion of the debate on feminism and gender in Africa. The methodology adopted was bibliographical in nature and it was found that, based on a reflective process, the characters, when they understand how the structures work and who it really benefits, they use it in their favor, creating resistance strategies in the face of an oppressive society and exclusive.