Etnicidade e discurso racialista em A “fortuna” e Baixa & Musseques, de António Cardoso

Abstract

From representations and relationships caught in A “Fortuna” (2004) and Baixa & Musseques (1985), the Angolan writer António Cardoso, this paper proposes to discuss the construction process of ethnic identity and racialist discourse in contexts luandenses establishing dialogues and debates between the texts Angolans. A “Fortuna” (2004) and Baixa & Musseques (1985) are texts written by António Cardoso provided political prisoner. These narratives are inscribed in the context of the struggle against Portuguese colonialism and the independence of Angola. Based on this scenario political / cultural context in which the corpus falls, the work is based on the perspective of cultural studies to analyze the concepts of identity, ethnicity and race. Analyzes how representations are constructed racialethnic and socioeconomic implications which set in meshes textual, discursive and literary productions policies embedded in a context of pre-independence and experience steeped in colonial Angola.