The narrator of Caderno Afegão: a journalist on the edge of the world

Authors

  • Leticia Myrrha de Paula e Silva Neves Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais image/svg+xml
  • Marcio de Vasconcellos Serelle Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2024.223139

Keywords:

Travel narratives, Journalism, Feminine writing, Intercultural relationships

Abstract

The proposal of this article is to investigate, through the analysis of the narrator's voice in Caderno Afegão, the interchange between personal diary and reporting, as well as the adherence between textual and authorial identities, manifested from gender issues, which the clash between different cultures brings forth. Our hypothesis is that the narrator's subjectivity is constructed, textually, from the cultural encounters she experiences. Thus, gradually, the distant gaze of a foreign reporter gives way to a feminine perspective, of solidarity with Afghan women. The examination of the work brings at least two important contributions to the study of journalistic narrative: first, it allows understanding fluctuations between genres of non-fiction and hybridizations, present in contemporary Portuguese-language journalism; second, it problematizes, in the field of narratology, the relationships between the empirical author and the narrator in factual accounts.

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Author Biographies

  • Leticia Myrrha de Paula e Silva Neves, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

    Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação Social-Interações Midiatizadas, da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). Participa do grupo de pesquisa Mídia e Narrativa, da Rede Metacrítica.

  • Marcio de Vasconcellos Serelle, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

    Professor dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Letras da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). Pesquisador do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

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Published

2024-12-20

Issue

Section

ARTICLES

How to Cite

Neves, L. M. de P. e S., & Serelle, M. de V. (2024). The narrator of Caderno Afegão: a journalist on the edge of the world. Novos Olhares, 13(2), 85-96. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2024.223139