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Movement and Stagnation in Controle by Natalia Borges Polesso

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Author(s):
Júlia Braga Neves [1]
Total Authors: 1
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea; n. 61 2020-11-27.
Abstract

Abstract This article aims to analyze the relations between movement and stagnation in the constructions of spaces and female homosexuality in the novel Controle (2019) by Natalia Borges Polesso. I argue that the narrative traces a parallel between the repression of the protagonist’s non-normative sexuality and her medical condition marked by epilepsy and depression, which leads her to live under domestic confinement. Although this parallel may present the risk of coining homosexuality as a pathology, the story’s complexity shows that the protagonist’s insecurity and social isolation are overcome by homosexual desire, which is portrayed as a force that triggers movement in the character. Lastly, I discuss the ways that Polesso’s novel reworks certain stereotypes that are present in lesbian literature, such as social exclusion, the myth of tragic love and displacement as a premise for the consolidation of erotic encounter, as it is shown by the studies developed by Virgínia Maria Vasconcelos Leal. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 19/16502-1 - Transatlantic writers: Maria Graham's and Ida Pfeiffer's travel narratives about Brazil and Chile
Grantee:Julia Braga Neves
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral