"We have ways are there.": by feminisms afrodiasporic and the production of Eulalia Bernard Little ; "We have always been there.": de feminismos afrodiaspóricos y la producción de Eulalia Bernard Little

Abstract

[ES] RicaWhile the critical apparatus on the afrocostarricense writer Eulalia Bernard Little says his focus on the black struggle, suggests the neutrality or absence of gender discussions, or even an overwhelming of the male figure in his poetry. However, so far there has not been a review that would make it possible to assess the treatment of concurrent experiences of race and gender in the course of his literary career. Through a diachronistic review of all its publications and poetic activism, this article looks at the fundamental place occupied by the status and vision of black women and their relationship with an atatradiation of thought and mobilisation of Afrodiasporic feminisms. The centrality of his own body and the refe-rence to motherhood of African and Caribbean inheritance can be traced from Bernard's first traits; but in addition, the author gives greater prominence to the image and ties with female figures, writers, divinities of the African diaspora and pro-gresive activists in their last poems. The coincidence between these gestures, the productions of other Afro-descendants, the African-Latin American feminist movements and an epistemology derived from the experience of black women allows us to start a discussion on Bernard Little's contributions to the genesis of afrofeminist thinking and the diaspora in Costa Rica. At the same time, it highlights the complexities of the use and (self-) assignment of black feminisms, their background and the diversity of their experiences in the Caribbean and Central America. This article is a result of the project "Eulalia Bernard Little Political Threath: poet, activist and university lecturer" registered with the Deputy Rectoration of Research at the University of Costa Rica. The work is also supported by the programme "Connected Worlds: The Caribbean, Origin of the Modern World", funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020-research and innovation programme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 823846). ; Peer reviewed ; [ES] RicaWhile the critical ...