Gender Struggle in Guinea-Bissau: Women’s Participation On and Off the Liberation Record

Galvão, Inês Neto; Laranjeiro, Catarina

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“…In the throes of the liberation struggle in Guinea-Bissau, the pivotal role played by women becomes a captivating and frequently neglected facet. Expanding on this, a 2019 article by Galvão and Laranjeiro (2019) highlights the integral participation of women in the PAIGC-led liberation struggle. It portrays women not merely as passive contributors, but as dynamic agents undertaking diverse war-like activities and engaging in anti-colonial militancy.…”

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“Mortu Nega”: A Decolonial Film or a Film about Decolonization?

Sousa

2024

Humanities

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While discourse surrounding decolonization is not new, in recent years it has gained significant momentum with many advocating for its implementation as a means to address historical injustices. However, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò’s thought-provoking book, coupled with the movie “Mortu Nega”, invites us to critically examine the concept of decolonization. This article aims to present an argument that challenges decolonization narratives by exploring the potential limitations and unintended consequences of embracing decolonization as an absolute solution for humanitarian issues in African societies. To accomplish this, I will begin by providing historical context on Guinea-Bissau, the former Portuguese colony that serves as the focal point of the film. Furthermore, this article will provide a comprehensive description of Flora Gomes’ film, followed by a discussion addressing the trope of decolonization theory. I will use the persistent lack of women’s emancipation and their ongoing struggle for genuine liberation and gender justice in Guinea-Bissau as an example of the need, following Táíwò’s thought, to rethink the uses of decolonization as a tool for analyzing Africa’s issues.

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Section: Women In the Liberation Strugglementioning

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“Mortu Nega”: A Decolonial Film or a Film about Decolonization?

Sousa

2024

Humanities

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“…Again, the war was still in progress when the first publications started to appear and these pioneering works laid the ground for the subsequent studies (Borges 2019, Cá 2005, Bélanger 1980, Rudebeck 1974. The research on specific topics has pushed the historical inquiry into new directions, to assess in what extent women impacted the liberation struggle and their multi-dimensional roles within the PAIGC (Galvão & Laranjeiro 2019, Coutinho 2017, Gomes 2015, Urdang 2013. Another trend is to look at how print media from Western and Eastern countries contributed to give visibility and expand the liberation movements and, more particularly, the PAIGC demands (Telepneva 2019b, Santos 2010.…”

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Introduction. Amílcar Cabral and the Idea of Anticolonial Revolution

Santos¹,

Barros²

2020

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This article intends to be a contribution to the present issue, entirely dedicated to Amílcar Cabral and the Idea of the Anticolonial Revolution. The main goal is to shift and decentralize the emphasis so far exclusively laid upon the historical weight of Cabral as an individual. In other words, we propose a more inclusive analysis and an approach that does not overlook the multiplicity of interactions and connexions, as well as how several interconnected elements hardly related to the figure of Cabral fostered the process of the liberation struggle of Guinea and Cabo Verde and brought it into fruition. In this introductory considerations we will address three main topics. First, we address Amílcar Cabral and PAIGC’s liberation project of struggle in relation with the domestic and transnational wave of decolonization from the same period. Secondly, we briefly outline the different topics so far discussed in the academic and non-academic works related to the history of liberation of Guinea and Cabo Verde, as well as how certain perspectives influenced the understanding of this history. Finally, we highlight the pertinence of the topic of this volume and identify the contribution of each of the different case studies presented in the articles.

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“…nificant international acclaim (Gomes, 2013a). Women's participation in warfare was designed to challenge traditional structures (Cabral, s/d;Urdang, 1979), and concrete steps were taken to achieve this goal: gender quotas in the village's committees; education for girls; end of forced marriages 16 ; military training for women; and lastly, having women as members of the PAIGC's several committees (Galvão;Laranjeiro, 2019;Urdang, 1979). The latter group participated in international conferences, at first with the support of the União Democrática das Mulheres da Guiné-Bissau e de Cabo Verde (UDEMU) [Democratic Union of Women of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde].…”

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“…These conflicts might hint to how the PAIGC agenda was decided primarily by a male leadership (Ly, 2015). In fact, no woman is identified in the group behind PAIGC's foundation, nor are women significantly represented in the first generation of political leaders (Galvão;Laranjeiro, 2019). Nevertheless, three groups of women, some of them escaping forced marriages, went to Kiev to study nursing.…”

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Projetando Questões de Género no Cinema Vernacular Guineense

Laranjeiro

2023

TOMO

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A produção cinematográfica e audiovisual vernacular na Guiné-Bissau, viral entre os seus habitantes, está a crescer exponencialmente. Retratando eventos quotidianos, são habitualmente exibidos em sessões informais de cinema ou partilhados em canais de internet, atingindo milhares de telespectadores dentro do país, e nas suas diásporas na Europa. Estes filmes e produções audiovisuais constituem recursos valiosos para estudar as percepções populares, relativamente às questões de género. Este artigo revisita a história das políticas de género na Guiné-Bissau para analisar como essa produção vernacular está a representar as transformações de género em reação à instabilidade social e política, um campo que carece de questionamento e pesquisa. Além de identificar padrões comuns nessas narrativas, esta análise procura contextualizá-las, explorando a participação de mulheres e homens no mundo laboral e familiar, propondo uma leitura crítica que considera as omissões dessa produção cinematográfica e audiovisual, elas mesmas, reveladoras.

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Gender Struggle in Guinea-Bissau: Women’s Participation On and Off the Liberation Record

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“Mortu Nega”: A Decolonial Film or a Film about Decolonization?

“Mortu Nega”: A Decolonial Film or a Film about Decolonization?

Introduction. Amílcar Cabral and the Idea of Anticolonial Revolution

Projetando Questões de Género no Cinema Vernacular Guineense

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