"Mulheres Novas Com Cabeças Limpas": Pitfalls of the Revolution in Licínio Azevedo's <em>Virgem Margarida</em>

"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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Main Author: Maria Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Lusophone Studies
Subjects:
Mozambican cinema
FRELIMO
gender
Licínio Azevedo's Virgem Margarida
Online Access:https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/39
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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
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"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
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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
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