Oppression and resistance

representations of urban space in contemporary literary narratives

Abstract

The discussion aims to address literary representations of urban space and the relations of oppression and resistance that permeate the city. For this, two literary productions were selected to highlight dissident urban narratives. The autobiographical account written by Amara Moira, in E se eu fosse puta, alongside the collection of short stories entitled O sol na Cabeça, by Geovani Martins, are literary productions whose expressions allows us to verify striking representations of urban space, its contradictions, and antagonisms. Understanding the literary construction of these authors from a decentered perspective, in this sense, engenders subversive approaches that star in insurgent peripheral performances. Thematizing and problematizing these works, therefore, makes it possible to rethink the division of spaces, the unequal relationships that permeate the city, and the possible strategies of resistance and subversion that work for the democratization of spaces.