Publication: Cuarenta y seis años de silencio y resistencia: una reflexión crítica sobre la parole aux négresses (1978) de Awa Thiam y su reedición (2024).
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Sánchez Tocino, Elisabet
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Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones.
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https://doi.org/10.6018/ER.656101
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En 1978, Awa Thiam, antropóloga y activista política senegalesa, escribió La parole aux négresses, un ensayo con el que denunció, de forma pionera, la mutilación genital femenina y otras formas de violencia sufridas por las mujeres negro-africanas, como el blanqueamiento de la piel o la poligamia. A pesar de su relevancia, la obra fue silenciada tras su publicación, desapareciendo de las estanterías y del discurso público durante décadas. Sin embargo, en 2024, 46 años más tarde, el texto fue reeditado en Francia y Senegal, una doble aparición que ha permitido reconocer a Thiam no solo como una figura literaria esencial, sino también como una piedra angular en los movimientos contemporáneos en defensa de los derechos de las mujeres en África y su diáspora. Hoy, su obra es considerada como un texto clave en el panorama literario francófono y como el ensayo fundacional de los feminismos africanos.
Abstract: In 1978, Senegalese anthropologist and political activist Awa Thiam wrote La parole aux négresses, a groundbreaking essay denouncing female genital mutilation and other forms of violence suffered by black African women, such as skin bleaching and polygamy. Despite its relevance, the work was silenced after its publication, disappearing from bookshelves and public discourse for decades. However, in 2024, 46 years later, the text was republished in France and Senegal, a double appearance that has allowed Thiam to be recognised not only as an essential literary figure, but also as a cornerstone in contemporary movements in defence of women's rights in Africa and its diaspora. Today, her work is considered a key text in the Francophone literary landscape and the foundational essay of African feminisms.
Abstract: In 1978, Senegalese anthropologist and political activist Awa Thiam wrote La parole aux négresses, a groundbreaking essay denouncing female genital mutilation and other forms of violence suffered by black African women, such as skin bleaching and polygamy. Despite its relevance, the work was silenced after its publication, disappearing from bookshelves and public discourse for decades. However, in 2024, 46 years later, the text was republished in France and Senegal, a double appearance that has allowed Thiam to be recognised not only as an essential literary figure, but also as a cornerstone in contemporary movements in defence of women's rights in Africa and its diaspora. Today, her work is considered a key text in the Francophone literary landscape and the foundational essay of African feminisms.
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Sánchez Tocino, E. (2026). Cuarenta y seis años de silencio y resistencia: una reflexión crítica sobre La parole aux négresses (1978) de Awa Thiam y su reedición (2024). Estudios Románicos, 35. https://doi.org/10.6018/ER.656101
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