Body writings in Conceição Evaristo and Heloisa Marques

textile art and writing as an insurgency of the feminine

Authors

  • Nincia Cecilia Ribas Borges Teixeira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48075/rlhm.v21i38.35735

Abstract

The research proposes a dialogue between the poetics of Conceição Evaristo and the textile art of Heloisa Marques, based on the symbolic relationship between body, memory and resistance. Starting from the image embroidered with the phrase “As the birds know, I know: I am a woman in the open air”, we reflect on how both artists inscribe a narrative of affirmation, freedom and ancestry on the female body, through aesthetic strategies that break with the historical invisibility of women, especially black women. The theoretical framework adopted is based on cultural studies, with an emphasis on authors who deal with issues of gender, body and identity.

 

Author Biography

  • Nincia Cecilia Ribas Borges Teixeira
    Pós-doutora pela UFRJ. Doutora em Letras pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2005), Mestre em Letras pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina . É Professora Adjunta da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (UNICENTRO-PR). Professora nos cursos de Letras e Comunicação Social-Jornalismo (análise do discurso e Semiótica) atua nas seguintes linhas de pesquisa: Genêro e Representação ; Texto, Memória e Diferença Cultural.

Published

09/12/2025

Issue

Section

“QUEM TÁ FALANDO?” REPRESENTAÇÕES FICCIONAIS DOS AFRODESCENDENTES NA LITERATURA BRASILEIRA

How to Cite

Body writings in Conceição Evaristo and Heloisa Marques: textile art and writing as an insurgency of the feminine. Journal of Literature, History and Memory, [S. l.], v. 21, n. 38, 2025. DOI: 10.48075/rlhm.v21i38.35735. Disponível em: https://saber.unioeste.br/index.php/rlhm/article/view/35735. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2026.