Escrita afirmativa

reflexões sobre a produção literária elaborada e consumida por descendentes de imigrantes italianos no Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the way by literature is consumed and produced by descendants of Italian sett lers in Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil). In additi on, we analyze how this process has influenced identity processes and the constructi on of memory. These writti ngs are part of a resistance process in which they try to narrate themselves, their historiciti es and discourses about their existences.