"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em>
This article offers a reading of Licínio de Azevedo's 2012 film Virgem Margarida, discussing it in relation to Frelimo's policy of forced re-education camps and their effects on marginalized women in 1980s Mozambique. It also discusses recent political instability in Mozambique and the gen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)
2016-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Lusophone Studies |
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Online Access: | https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/39 |
Summary: | This article offers a reading of Licínio de Azevedo's 2012 film Virgem Margarida, discussing it in relation to Frelimo's policy of forced re-education camps and their effects on marginalized women in 1980s Mozambique. It also discusses recent political instability in Mozambique and the gendered legacies of regional sentiments on Mozambican national identity. |
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ISSN: | 2469-4800 |