O espaço da escritora no cenário literário brasileiro contemporâneo: coletivos literários de mulheres

Abstract

In the Brazilian contemporary scenario, there is still the presence of conservative rooted values which influence the literary canon and historiography. Women writers’ segregation along the times exposes the presence of sexism in Brazil, which is a challenging reality to all those who want to publish and disclose their books. In face of this context, literary organizations centered in women’s writings is enhanced, intending to appreciate, give visibility, promote events, discuss and produce literary oeuvres collectively. Thus, this research analyzes the importance of collectives of female writers that discuss and look for spreading literature in different spheres in contemporary Brazilian literature, minding the effects of this new emancipation path roamed through by social minorities in the Internet. In a way to achieve this objective, this research intends to discuss canon and literary historiography, inquiring conservative patterns that do not represent the plurality of Brazilian literature; also, to investigate the use of internet and digital tools as the main space for actions of collectives and female writers’ groups, focusing their importance in making connections in the literary field and valuing an invisible literature in the traditional literary system; Finally, it intends to study three collectives that care on female authored literature and that are recognized nationally, as well as their prose productions, which are: the group Mulherio das Letras, with the anthology A mulher e o livro: uma relação em prosa e verso (2019) and the Leia Mulheres, with the book Leia Mulheres: contos (2019. The analysis of these books will enable to perceive the female voices present in the narratives, highlighting their potential as an object for thinking not only on the process of women as authors, but also as a social minority. From the reflection on the works and the collectives, it is possible to perceive the political potential of the support networks between writers who, realizing the inequality of existing spaces in the literary market, organize themselves to create collective productions and stimulate the reading and the debate about women's writings. This movement not only contributes to ensuring greater spaces for discussion and publication for the participants of the groups, but also works as a culturalcritical project that expands the representation of women in the contemporary national cultural scenario.