“QUE BESTA TU ÉS DE ASAS”: UMA ANÁLISE TEXTO-VISUAL DA MULHER E DA TERRA EM DESMUNDO E AMRIK DE ANA MIRANDA

Abstract

Abstract: Ana Miranda, in her novels Desmundo (1996) and Amrik (1997), presents visions of hybridism and ecology, exploring the crossover between human and animal, reality and the imaginary. This study investigates the representation of women in Brazil as described by the author, focusing on the protagonists Oribela and Amina, in relation to the earth. I analyze the illustrations that open each chapter of the works, identifying symbols that contribute to feminine themes such as questioning and corporeality. Based on Zoë Sadokierski's (2010) notion of “hybrid textualities” and Silviano Santiago's (1971) concept of the “in-between,” we examine the interaction between text and image, highlighting multimodality as a constitutive element of the works. The illustrations, in dialogue with the characters, represent the tensions of the female experience and serve as an interstitial space to explore issues of identity, culture, religion, sexuality, and gender in the Brazilian environment. Each narrative challenges totalizing thoughts, revealing silenced voices and introducing a dialogical alterity that questions traditional representations of the female image and its connection to ecology. Thus, Ana Miranda creates a plural and resistant Brazilian space to simplistic interpretations, where the textual-visual presence is collaborative and diversified.

Keywords: Gender Studies; Illustration; Visual Studies; Colonialism; Ecocriticism; Immigration