El cuerpo femenino como capital cultural y lenguaje no verbal. Análisis de la novela “Fe en Disfraz” de Mayra Santos Febres (Revisión )

Odelaidis Vaneza  Marimon Mendoza; Eduardo  Elles Cuadro; Werner Vonn  Lemus Cuadro; Juan Junior  Mendoza Tasco; Leiber Mauricio  Álvarez Contreras

Authors

Odelaidis Vaneza Marimon Mendoza Grupos de investigación GREDFICAD. Joven Investigadora, Universidad del Atlántico. Barranquilla, Colombia
Eduardo Elles Cuadro Grupos de investigación GREDFICAD. Joven Investigador, Universidad del Atlántico. Barranquilla, Colombia.
Werner Vonn Lemus Cuadro Grupo de investigación GIDEPRALS. Coordinador de Cultura – Investigador, Universidad San Buenaventura. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Juan Junior Mendoza Tasco Universidad del Atlántico. Barranquilla, Colombia.
Leiber Mauricio Álvarez Contreras Universidad del Atlántico. Barranquilla, Colombia.

Keywords:

Body; Identity; Black Woman; Non-verbal communication; Costume

Abstract

This article analyses the novel “Fe en disfraz” (2009) by Myra Santos Febres, from the perspective of the body, memory, identity and non-verbal communication of the Afro-Caribbean feminine body. This analysis acknowledges that the novel represents a reflection on the collective memory, culture, and body perception of the black women in society over the course of time, starting from the speeches of accusation presented by slaves and from the Fe's sexual, professional, and personal experience. Additionally, this article reflects on black women’s’ beauty and how they are relegated by the beauty patrons adopted collectively by today’s society.