O coração de lucy : relações afetivas sob o signo da colonialidade

Abstract

This thesis aims to analyze the affective and romantic networks present in the journey of the protagonist in Lucy, a novel by Caribbean writer Jamaica Kincaid, highlighting how forms of affection are shaped by the legacies of colonialism. The research, qualitative in nature and bibliographical in scope, adopts an intersectional approach to investigate how love and its various manifestations influence the migratory experience of the main character, who leaves Antigua and Barbuda for the United States. Drawing on the theoretical contributions of scholars such as bell hooks (2010, 2021), Regina Navarro Lins (1948), Patricia Hill Collins (2000), Marcos Lacerda (2019), Angela Davis (1981), and Audre Lorde (2007), the study examines the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, class, and nationality, revealing power dynamics in the intimate relationships throughout Lucy’s journey. From the perspective of decolonial studies and Black feminist criticism, the research explores how coloniality shapes affective conceptions, particularly for Black women in the African diaspora in the Americas, and discusses how these women forge alternative paths to build affective networks that challenge colonial paradigms.