Vestida de Pena: Embodied Experiences of Afro-Spiritual Knowledge in Mayra Santos-Febres and Rita Indiana
Renata Pontes In this paper I analyze embodied experiences of Afro-Spiritual knowledge in Sirena Selena vestida de pena (Santos-Febres, 2000) and La mucama de Omicunlé (Indiana, 2015). Affirming the body and its potential, these literary works participate in “Black Atlantic” cultures and political economies—in transoceanic networks prompted by practices that claim African American traditions. Applying …