Entrelaçando identidades: perspectivas decoloniais em o fio das missangas, de mia couto

Abstract

The present work aims to show that the process of colonization and slavery not only physically enslaved the African people, but also removed them from their ancestral roots and cultural practices. In response, they sought to preserve their beliefs through oral traditions, which became a vital means in their resistance, through the transmission of stories, tales and songs to future generations. African literature, in particular, through the works of authors such as Mia Couto, highlights the importance of orality in maintaining cultural identity, and serves as a form of resistance against the erasure of its heritage, emphasizing the role of the elderly in preserving these traditions. The theoretical basis focuses, among others, on the concepts of identity, brought by Stuart Hall, based on the discussion undertaken about the importance of valuing mechanisms that enable the configuration of what is understood by belonging in contemporary times.