Fragments of Myself: Autobiographical Writing as Freedom Practice in the Experience of an Afro-Latina Professor

To address the disinterest, and push forward our freedom, this paper presents an autobiographical essay and desires to explore the way telling a life story could help in the understanding of "solidão." In first person, this article explores the power of autobiographical writing as a freedom practice, because we must break the silence. Writing about ourselves, but not only for ourselves. Writing to transgress, to make stories and become free. Free in university spaces, and in publishing markets. Our existence in academic spaces is educational for everyone, just as the "Black movement is educational." The existence of a more plural bibliography, beyond the European canon, and featuring Black female authors from various areas is also part of this formative movement. It looks toward the future of educational policies by reflecting back at identity formation in primary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate school, that demonstrates how it is crucial to practice freedom in writing and citing Black women, and further diversify the Afro-Latinx literary and theoretical canon.