Cross-sectional Study of Brazilian Minority Literature: Race, Gender and Class

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K00432
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02040:European literature-related
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: TAKEDA Chika 東京外国語大学, 大学院総合国際学研究院, 教授 (20345317)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 江口 佳子 常葉大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (40766507)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ブラジル文学 / ラテンアメリカ文学 / マイノリティ文学 / 黒人文学 / 女性文学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study that conducted a cross-sectional study of Brazilian black literature, women's literature, and literature written by the poor demonstrated that they are closely and complexly intertwined with each other. It also showed that minorities, who have been freed from the long period of oppression and silence and have begun to speak out independently, are creating in their literature unique perspectives, techniques, and narratives to express what conventional Western-oriented literature cannot. Their literature has the potential to contribute to diversify Brazilian literature, by bringing new perspectives and worldviews.

Free Research Field

ブラジル文学・文化

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ブラジルのマイノリティ文学において人種・ジェンダー・クラスが密接に交錯する様相を、そのカテゴリーすべてにおいて三重苦を被っている姿が描かれる黒人女性作家の文学や、ラップを取り入れる貧困者による文学の研究を通して、論文にまとめ、具体的に示すことができた。またこれらの三要素が絡む文学作品を４冊翻訳出版し、それに関連する催しも執り行い、社会に発信できたことにも意義があった。