Tecendo teias na diáspora: a contribuição da intelectual negra e paraense Zélia amador de Deus para a luta antirracista

Abstract

This paper discusses the trajectory of the professor, activist and actress Zélia Amador de Deus, a black woman from Pará who has a large contribution to the anti-racist movement both in her state of origin and in the spaces where she circulates. The study aims to present reflections on the trajectory of the Emeritus professor Zélia Amador de Deus based on her work “Tecendo Teias na Diáspora” which, together with her trajectory were used as an object of study for this work. Taking the historical and narrative potential of its contents, the theoretical framework was developed based on the work of theorists such as Sharpe (2023) and Hartman (2021), two black women in the field of literature who undertook experiences similar to that of Amador de Deus (2019) in the destabilization of writing modes in the (re)construction and preservation of black history. The discussion points to a reflection on the importance of the mobilizations of the Black Movement in Brazil based on political agents who undertake actions to contribute to the anti-racist movement.