“Sonny’s Blues”, de James Baldwin, e a literatura como canção urgente para o nosso tempo
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-4301.2022.1.40623Palabras clave:
James Baldwin, Corpo negro, Blues, Literatura afro-americana, Literaturas de língua inglesaResumen
O presente artigo discute a encenação da vulnerabilidade da juventude afro-americana no que concerne ao sistema prisional estadunidense, bem como sua política de Guerra às Drogas e segregação habitacional a partir do conto “Sonny’s Blues”, de James Baldwin (1924-1987). Enfatizamos como os jovens negros retratados na narrativa são os mais atingidos pelo estereótipo do criminoso e pela violência policial nos Estados Unidos, o que implica em sua marginalização e patologização. A partir dessa premissa, exploramos as estratégias que o escritor utiliza para sobrepor a vida dos personagens à morte, à violência e à dependência química por meio dos usos do blues, uma vez que a musicalidade no conto se torna um instrumento de liberação do corpo negro da aniquilação física e simbólica.
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