Literature, race and gender: three interviews in the light of Argentina Chiriboga's work

Abstract

The literary work of Luz Argentina Chiriboga, an Afro-Ecuadorian writer, raises several questions regarding the condition of the Afro writer and the configuration of her literature within the framework of current feminisms, mainly black feminism, oriented towards the representation of a cultural minority made up of Afro women. In order to assess the national and international impact of her work, we set out to interview three specialists in Afro literature, whose critical analysis we report in this article. Three theoretical and political axes guided our talk: Afro literature, gender and representation in the work of Argentina Chiriboga.