Amara Moira
Amara Moira | |
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| Born | 26 February 1985 |
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| Occupation | Teacher |
Amara Moira (born 26 February 1985) is a Brazilian writer, literature professor and activist.[1] Moira has a PhD in literary theory from the State University of Campinas [2] and became the first trans woman to obtain the degree from the university using her social name.[1]
Her name is inspired by Homer's Odyssey, in which the Moirai were seers who foresaw a bitter (amara) fate for Ulysses. [3]
Activism and literary production
During her doctorate at UNICAMP on the literary production of James Joyce, she began her process of gender transition. She was then 29 years old.[4] She then began working as a prostitute and writing a blog, where she recounted her experiences and those of other colleagues in the profession. This period was the inspiration for the subsequent writing of her book, E se eu fosse puta, released in 2016.[5] Currently, she no longer works as a sex worker, but she supports of the regulation of prostitution in Brazil.[6] In addition, Amara believes that literature is a source of social transformation.[7]
Works
Books
- 2016 – E se eu fosse puta – Hoo Editora ISBN 9788593911224
- 2017 – Vidas trans: a coragem de existir – co-authored by João W. Nery, Márcia Rocha and T. Brant, foreword by Laerte Coutinho and Jaqueline Gomes de Jesus. [8] Editora Alto Astral
- 2021 – Neca + 20 poemetos travessos – Editora O Sexo da Palavra
- 2022 – Y si yo fuera puta – Editorial Mandacaru (translation to Spanish by: Lucía Tennina, Penélope Serafina Chaves Bruera e Amara Moira) ISBN 9789874767158
- 2024 – Neca: romance em bajubá – Companhia das Letras.[9]
Participation in athologies
- 2019 – A resistência dos vagalumes – participation with the short story Neca, Editora Nós ISBN 9788569020462
- 2021 – Partes de uma casa – Organized by Rafaela Pechansky, foreword by Itamar Vieira Júnior – participation with the short story Luan Ângelo, TAG Experiências Literárias ISBN 9786588526033
References
- ^ a b "A travesti com o poder da palavra que virou doutora". HuffPost Brasil. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "'Nos tratam como se a gente fosse um bicho exótico', diz escritora trans". Folha de S. Paulo. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Uma conversa com Amara Moira, travesti e escritora que milita pela descriminalização da prostituição". Sul 21. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Mulher de pênis". www.uol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Faria, Celso (2021-08-03). "Entrevista com a escritora Amara Moira, autora de Neca". e-Urbanidade – Canal de Notícias Culturais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Cetrone, Camila (2021-07-01). ""Quero que a prostituição seja tema presente na minha obra", diz Amara Moira". Portal iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Amara Moira, travesti e estudiosa de James Joyce, lança livro de memórias sobre prostituição". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Glioche, Reinaldo (2017-07-05). "Vidas Trans - A Coragem de Existir é uma aula de humanidade - Cultura - iG". Gente. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Amara Moira lança primeiro romance escrito em bajubá; conheça a obra". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2025-06-15.