Representações do continente africano e da mulher negra nos contos “No seu pescoço” e “Jumping Monkey Hill”, de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Abstract

The short-stories “The thing around your neck” and “Jumping Monkey Hill”, both by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, are analyzed concerning representations of the African continent, as well black characters, especially the woman, that break with cultural and static patterns in the field of literature. The theoretical basis is provided by Cultural Studies, more specifically Postcolonialism and Feminism, by authors as: Brah (2002), Davis (2017), and Spivak (2010). We can understand, in general, that the perception about the African continent and its inhabitants continues to be ruled by binarism and is stereotyped. Therefore, studies that shed light on such issues, focussing on the multiplicity present in these spaces, as well as on feminine identity become relevant.