Entre o silêncio e a obra: a trajetória política e literária de Lia Corrêa Dutra no período de 1930 a 1957

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the intellectual and political trajectory of Lia Corrêa Dutra, a singular and largely overlooked figure in Rio de Janeiro's cultural and political scene during the first half of the twentieth century. The primary objective of this study is to map and analyze the profound ideological shifts in her biography, tracing her path from a formative upbringing as a Catholic youth from a bourgeois family to her prominent role as a militant within the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), and, subsequently, her departure from the party and return to her Catholic roots. To reconstruct this multifaceted trajectory, the research employs a methodology centered on the analysis of primary sources, with a systematic review of periodicals available in the Brazilian Digital Newspaper Library and a critical internal analysis of books published by the author herself. By examining this documentary corpus, this work seeks not only to fill a gap in the historiography but also to comprehend the complex processes of ideological conversion, the spaces for women's activism within the left, and the inherent conflicts in the intellectual life of a period marked by intense political polarization.