Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaIdentoralities in Mia Couto
Mia Couto states that “African culture is not a single one but a multicultural network in continuous construction” (COUTO, 2005, p. 79). The idea of a multiple and plural identity is related to the questions of tradition and roots of a people, with the need to “re-construct” rituals and beliefs, fun...
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| author | Ribeiro, Orquídea Moreira, Fernando |
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| description | Mia Couto states that “African culture is not a single one but a multicultural network in continuous construction” (COUTO, 2005, p. 79). The idea of a multiple and plural identity is related to the questions of tradition and roots of a people, with the need to “re-construct” rituals and beliefs, fundamental elements for the reconstruction of the identity of a country marked by war. The sixteen-year war with the desolation of the natural and human landscape did not provide a cultural context suitable for oral transmission. The need to rescue “the ancestral Mozambican imagery deeply rooted in orality (MARTINS, 2002), lost or forgotten, remains up-to-date and linked to the question of the definition of identity, of Mozambican cultural identity. Oral tradition helps to recycle and revive the collective memory and traditional culture of the Mozambican people, but orality alone is not enough to combat forgetfulness; it is necessary to write to reinforce and diversify the process of re-creating this tradition. Mia Couto contributes to the recovery of tradition with his stories, creating a space “between places”, in which elements of modernity, through the bias of prosaic-fictional writing, are used to transform, update and invigorate the traditional cultural heritage and thus renew the process of building the collective identity of Mozambique. Through readings of Mia Couto’s short narratives and novels, the intention is to explore how the author uses orality to re-construct the identity of the characters and consequent revitalization of collective cultural memory, analyzing selected texts in which identity and orality merged to portray the Mozambican identity. Reinventing or hearing forgotten voices is coloring and building the new Mozambican cultural identity, giving the anonymous people an opportunity to express themselves, to identify with and to give a life to a cultural project for a future that is always under construction. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO618782022-03-18T16:20:56Z Identoralities in Mia Couto Identoralidade(s) em Mia Couto Ribeiro, Orquídea Moreira, Fernando Mia Couto Identity Orality Memory Mia Couto Identidade Oralidade Memória Mia Couto states that “African culture is not a single one but a multicultural network in continuous construction” (COUTO, 2005, p. 79). The idea of a multiple and plural identity is related to the questions of tradition and roots of a people, with the need to “re-construct” rituals and beliefs, fundamental elements for the reconstruction of the identity of a country marked by war. The sixteen-year war with the desolation of the natural and human landscape did not provide a cultural context suitable for oral transmission. The need to rescue “the ancestral Mozambican imagery deeply rooted in orality (MARTINS, 2002), lost or forgotten, remains up-to-date and linked to the question of the definition of identity, of Mozambican cultural identity. Oral tradition helps to recycle and revive the collective memory and traditional culture of the Mozambican people, but orality alone is not enough to combat forgetfulness; it is necessary to write to reinforce and diversify the process of re-creating this tradition. Mia Couto contributes to the recovery of tradition with his stories, creating a space “between places”, in which elements of modernity, through the bias of prosaic-fictional writing, are used to transform, update and invigorate the traditional cultural heritage and thus renew the process of building the collective identity of Mozambique. Through readings of Mia Couto’s short narratives and novels, the intention is to explore how the author uses orality to re-construct the identity of the characters and consequent revitalization of collective cultural memory, analyzing selected texts in which identity and orality merged to portray the Mozambican identity. Reinventing or hearing forgotten voices is coloring and building the new Mozambican cultural identity, giving the anonymous people an opportunity to express themselves, to identify with and to give a life to a cultural project for a future that is always under construction. Mia Couto afirma que “a cultura africana não é uma única mas uma rede multicultural em contínua construção” (COUTO, 2005, p. 79). A ideia de uma identidade múltipla e plural relaciona-se com as questões de tradição e de raízes de um povo, com a necessidade de “refabricar” rituais e crenças, elementos fundamentais para a reconstrução identitária dum país marcado pela guerra. Os dezasseis anos de guerra com a desolação da paisagem natural e humana não proporcionaram um contexto cultural adequado à transmissão oral. A necessidade de resgatar “o imaginário ancestral moçambicano profundamente enraizado na oralidade” (MARTINS, 2002), perdido ou esquecido, permanece atual e ligada à questão da definição da identidade, da moçambicanidade. A tradição oral ajuda a reciclar e reavivar a memória coletiva e a cultura tradicional do povo moçambicano, mas a oralidade em si só não chega para combater o esquecimento; é preciso escrever para reforçar e diversificar o processo de recriação dessa tradição. Mia Couto contribui para o resgate da tradição com as suas estórias, criando um espaço “entre lugares”, em que elementos da modernidade, pelo viés da escrita prosaico-ficcional, são utilizados para transformar, atualizar e dinamizar o património cultural tradicional e assim renovar o processo de construção da identidade coletiva de Moçambique. Através de leituras das narrativas curtas e romances de Mia Couto, pretende-se explorar a forma como o autor utiliza a oralidade para a (re)construção da identidade das personagens e consequente revitalização da memória cultural coletiva, analisando textos selecionados em que a identidade e a oralidade se fundem para retratarem a moçambicanidade neles patente. Assim, reinventar ou ouvir vozes esquecidas é colorir e edificar a nova identidade cultural moçambicana, dando oportunidade ao povo anónimo de se expressar, de se identificar com e de fazer viver um projeto cultural para um futuro sempre em construção. 2020-03-13 2022-03-18T16:20:56Z 2022-03-18T16:20:56Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/letras/article/view/12346 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/61878 por https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/letras/article/view/12346/8848 Copyright (c) 2020 Revista de Letras application/pdf Revista de Letras Revista de Letras Revista de Letras; Vol. 59 No. 1 (2019) Revista de Letras; v. 59 n. 1 (2019) 1981-7886 0101-3505 |
| spellingShingle | Mia Couto Identity Orality Memory Mia Couto Identidade Oralidade Memória Ribeiro, Orquídea Moreira, Fernando Identoralities in Mia Couto |
| title | Identoralities in Mia Couto |
| title_full | Identoralities in Mia Couto |
| title_fullStr | Identoralities in Mia Couto |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identoralities in Mia Couto |
| title_short | Identoralities in Mia Couto |
| title_sort | identoralities in mia couto |
| topic | Mia Couto Identity Orality Memory Mia Couto Identidade Oralidade Memória |
| url | https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/letras/article/view/12346 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/61878 |