Processes of Resistance and Emancipation of the Reader-Spectator-Listener in the Fight Against Structural Racism: Conceição Evaristo’s Escrevivência in Action

ABSTRACT This study1 examines the processes of resistance and emancipation present in the works of Brazilian writer Conceição Evaristo, specifically in her concept of escrevivência [writing lived experience], and how readings of her work can be important for confronting structural racism. The research starts from the premise that literature can be a powerful tool in the fight against racism and in promoting racial equality, with the reader-spectator-listener playing a fundamental role in this struggle. Through an interdisciplinary approach combining literary studies, sociology, and critical race theory, we analyze how Evaristo’s escrevivência invites this reader-spectator-listener towards possible emancipation. Our analysis shows that Evaristo’s “escrevivência” allows black readers, spectators, and listeners to see themselves authentically and valuedly represented in her Afro-diasporic literature.