Rasgar os mapas, habitar as ruas

Mulheres caminhantes na cena literária brasileira contemporânea.

Abstract

Since the 19th century, urban literature has traditionally been associated with male authorship, fostering a partial view of major cities and often marginalizing women. By analyzing the short story “Duzu-Querença” (2014) by Conceição Evaristo and the novel Quarenta Dias (2014) by Maria Valéria Rezende, we aim to explore the formation of urban space from the perspective of contemporary female experience. To do so, we employ both a canonical approach to metropolises and engage in dialogue with contemporary theorists and writers such as Beatriz Sarlo, Lauren Elkin, and Doreen Massey.