Morrison, Traoré e nós: traduções negras feministas.

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze and translate from English to Brazilian Portuguese scenes five, eight, and nine of the play Desdemona, written by Toni Morrison with song lyrics by Rokia Traoré. In Desdemona, characters from "Othello, the Moor of Venice" meet again in an afterlife and talk about their childhoods, family relationships, and hidden stories in the Shakespearean play. In partnership with Traoré, Morrison presents a black feminist translation of the dramatic text, already recognized as canon, based on a revisionist character, and with ethical and aesthetic choices that highlight Afrodiasporic traits, thus creating other stories for the characters. In the first section, we discuss these traits, such as writing in partnership, the creation of a space-time that distances itself from the Western conception of time, and the resonance of previously silenced female voices. The scenes of encounters between the female characters are translated in section two with comments on the writers' aesthetic choices and how they are reflected in our translation choices. In section three, we present a deeper analysis of the female characters' dialogues and the tensions in their relationships using intersectionality as an analytical tool. Our analysis and translation are based on theoretical premises from African diaspora researchers such as Leda Maria Martins, Lélia Gonzalez, Conceição Evaristo, and translators from the Black Atlantic such as Denise Carrascosa, Geri Augusto, and Tiganá Santana.