Género, raza y creencias en la escritura de la negritud. Maya Angelou.

Nancy Gutiérrez

doi:10.58479/almanaque.2026.113

Authors

Nancy Gutiérrez Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas (Venezuela)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58479/almanaque.2026.113

Keywords:

gender, beliefs, black feminism, intersectionality, intertextuality

Abstract

Studies of women's fiction have provided and transformed the literary field, which has been dominated by the male canon for many years. These studies have challenged the existing order and have proposed the need for a new social order. In the development of feminist studies, important paradigms have emerged that reveal the violence and oppression that women, and in this case, African American women, suffer due to their gender, race, and beliefs. The study was conducted using qualitative and analytical methods. Research is carried out where Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality (1989) and Julia Kristeva's theory of Intertextuality (1989) are defined and analyzed, and the development of intersectional feminism is addressed, focusing on the historical and political moment that these Afro-American women lived. Then, two selected poems by Maya Angelou are analyzed, and it is confirmed how intersectionality refers to a convoluted system of various repressions and discriminations of gender, race, and beliefs that coexist and exclude this social group. (159 words)

Keywords: gender; beliefs; black feminism; intersectionality; intertextuality.

Author Biography

Nancy Gutiérrez, Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas (Venezuela)

Nancy Gutiérrez is a professor and researcher affiliated with the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, where she carries out her academic work in the fields of administration, organizational management, and the economic and social sciences. Her teaching activity is oriented toward the training of professionals in areas related to business management, organizational analysis, and decision-making in institutional and corporate contexts. Throughout her career, she has participated in academic initiatives and projects aimed at strengthening university education and developing professional competencies in the field of administration and management. She has also contributed to academic publications related to organizational analysis, knowledge management, and processes of institutional transformation. Her work is characterized by an applied approach that seeks to connect the theoretical foundations of management sciences with the analysis of specific organizational realities, promoting critical training oriented toward problem-solving in contemporary professional environments.