Entre sinais, corpos e silêncios: autoria feminina surda na literatura e nas produções culturais entre os anos de 2020-2025

Abstract

This article analyzes how Deaf women construct and express authorship in the literary and cultural production fields, considering the intersections of deafness, gender, and linguistic inequalities. The study is based on the understanding that Deaf women’s authorship is not limited to writing in the Portuguese language, but also involves Brazilian Sign Language (Libras), the body, and visual experience as central dimensions of meaning-making. A qualitative approach was adopted, based on a bibliographic survey and mapping of scientific articles published between 2020 and 2025, retrieved from the CAPES database and Google Scholar. The analyzed corpus revealed a growing academic interest in Deaf women, especially in the fields of language, education, and health, although the presence of Deaf women as authors in scientific production remains limited. The thematic analysis organized the findings into four categories: communication and linguistic rights; Deaf female identity and visual experience; Deaf women’s authorship as a practice of resistance; and intersections of gender, deafness, and race. The results indicate that Deaf women’s authorship constitutes a practice of identity affirmation and resistance to historical silencing, while also highlighting the need to recognize Libras, corporeality, and visuality as legitimate forms of authorship and knowledge production