Americanah: uma análise das opressões entrecruzadas sobre a protagonista feminina negra

Abstract

This research approaches Black Feminism and intersectionality in the novel Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The main objective is to analyze the protagonist Ifemelu as a black woman interpellated by stereotypes of gender, class, and race. The specific objectives include discussing feminist movements, the emergence of Black Feminism and intersectionality in the novel. The methodology is qualitative, based on bibliographic research, based on authors such as Simone de Beauvoir, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Djamila Ribeiro, Patricia Hill Collins, and Kimberlé Crenshaw, among others, focusing on a critical analysis of the narrative. The analysis reveals that Ifemelu experiences multiple forms of oppression, both in Nigeria and the United States, facing racism, sexism, and class inequalities in an intertwined way. Her body, hair, feelings, and social relationships are marked by identity tensions that force her to constantly negotiate her existence. The blog created by the character becomes a space for resistance, denunciation, and reflecting on her condition as a black immigrant woman. Ifemelu’s trajectory illustrates how the experience of black women is crossed by intersectional systems of power that hinder her full self-affirmation. Thus, the conclusion is that Americanah aesthetics and social criticism in a powerful way, reaffirming the relevance of an intersectional approach and the valorization of black voices in contemporary literature.