Abstract
In this study, I analyze how the novel Ursula, written in the 1850s, gives voice to the search for social justice in nineteenth-century Brazil before the abolition of slavery in 1888. Similarly to Uncle Tom's Cabin in the U.S.A., the book provides the reader with a heartfelt testimony and plea for social justice. Through the light of sociologists and critics such as Patricia Hills Collins, Leyla Perrone-Moisés, and Lélia Gonzalez, I intend to highlight that a Black Brazilian point of view was neglected for years but has recently resurfaced and can teach the contemporary reader much about the resilience and honor lived by former enslaved Brazilian people.
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Jeanine Luciana Lino Silva Couto, Winston-Salem State University, United States
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Conference: KCE2024
Stream: Education
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To cite this article:
Couto J. (2025) Maria Firmina dos Reis’s Ursula: Voices From a Black Brazilian Writer in the Nineteenth Century ISSN: 2759-7563 – The Korean Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 201-206) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2759-7563.2024.15
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2759-7563.2024.15
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