David Mongor-Lizarrabengoa (Wor-Wic Community College)
This panel seeks
to explore how Lusophone women writers and directors (from Brazil, Portugal,
Timor-Leste, Macau, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde, and São Tomé
and Príncipe) have depicted a variety of social and political issues in the 20th
and 21st centuries. In many of these societies, patriarchal
gender roles persist to this day; therefore, the creative expressions and
contributions of women can easily be overlooked. Yet, these women have played
crucial roles in the development of the Lusophone world from Colonial times to
the present. This panel will address literary and filmic representations of the
historical involvement of women in social moments, how women have spoken out
against and resisted gender oppression, and the differences between male and
female portrayals of women in Lusophone nations. Some possible topics to
address include but are not limited to: Colonial conflicts, transitions to
democracy, rural life, urban development, migration, gender identity,
oppression, and resistance. Submissions will be accepted in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.