"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...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)
2016-06-01
|
Series: | Journal of Lusophone Studies |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/39 |
id |
doaj-584b0b59d70149588960026fec98c618 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-584b0b59d70149588960026fec98c6182020-11-24T23:48:48ZengAmerican Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)Journal of Lusophone Studies2469-48002016-06-011110.21471/jls.v1i1.3938"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em>Maria Tavares0Queen's University BelfastThis 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.https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/39Mozambican cinemaFRELIMOgenderLicínio Azevedo's Virgem Margarida |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Maria Tavares |
spellingShingle |
Maria Tavares "Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em> Journal of Lusophone Studies Mozambican cinema FRELIMO gender Licínio Azevedo's Virgem Margarida |
author_facet |
Maria Tavares |
author_sort |
Maria Tavares |
title |
"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em> |
title_short |
"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em> |
title_full |
"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em> |
title_fullStr |
"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em> |
title_full_unstemmed |
"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em> |
title_sort |
"mulheres novas com cabeças limpas": pitfalls of the revolution in licínio azevedo's <em>virgem margarida</em> |
publisher |
American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) |
series |
Journal of Lusophone Studies |
issn |
2469-4800 |
publishDate |
2016-06-01 |
description |
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. |
topic |
Mozambican cinema FRELIMO gender Licínio Azevedo's Virgem Margarida |
url |
https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/39 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT mariatavares mulheresnovascomcabecaslimpaspitfallsoftherevolutioninlicinioazevedosemvirgemmargaridaem |
_version_ |
1725484421512953856 |