A study about the representation of mother Susana in the book Úrsula of Maria Firmina dos Reis in 1859

• Grant number: 09/17249-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2010
• End date: December 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - History of Brazil
• Principal Investigator: Lúcia Helena Oliveira Silva
• Grantee: Aline Eiko Hoshino
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Understanding the representations African-Brazilian, through of book Úrsula by Maria Firmina dos Reis. Úrsula is considering the masterpiece of writer, written in 1859. Analysing how the book deals with racial unity and gender in particular the female character's mother Susan. Through this analysis, the aim is to understand the representations of slavery society of Maranhão in nineteenth century, through the eyes of the writer Maria Firmina. (AU)