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Book SynopsisCabo Verdean Women Writing Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution: Kriolas Poderozas documents the work and stories told by Cabo Verdean women to refocus the narratives about Cabo Verde on Cabo Verdean women and their experiences. The contributors examine their own experiences, the history of Cabo Verde, and Cabo Verdean diaspora to highlight the commonalities that exist among all women of African descent, such as sexual and domestic violence and media objectification, as well as the different meanings these commonalities can hold in local contexts. Through exploring the literary and musical contributions of Cabo Verdean women, the Cabo Verdean state and its transnational relations, food and cooking traditions, migration and diaspora, and the oral histories of Cabo Verde, the contributors analyze themes of community, race, sexuality, migration, gender, and tradition.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Noz Vez, Noz Voz (Our Time, Our Voices)
Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim and Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves
Part I: Artistas…Artists
Chapter 1: I Write, Therefore I Am, from a Gendered Perspective
Vera Duarte
Chapter 2: Kriolas di Muzika: Not Just for Men Anymore
Candida Rose
Part II: Exploring Community
Chapter 3: On Field Work And Family
Gina Sánchez Gibau
Chapter 4: The Cabo Verdean Women’s Project: Reporting on Gender-Based Violence
Dawna Thomas
Part III: Policies and Politics
Chapter 5: The Effects of The Closed List On Representation By Gender, Political Participation And Civil Society In Cape Verde’s Democratic Regime
Roselma Évora
Chapter 6: Public Policies And Gender Equality In Cabo Verde: From The Study On The Use Of Time To The National Care System
Clementina Furtado
Chapter 7: Democracy and Social Inclusion: State-Society Relations in Cabo Verde
Aleida Mendes Borges
Part IV: Poesias…Poetry
Chapter 8: Let
Shauna Barbosa
Chapter 9: A Kriola’s Work Through Poetry
Iva Brito
Chapter 10: Poderoza
Rosilda Alves DePina James, Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim, and Stephanie Miranda Andrade
Part V: Identidadi…Identity
Chapter 11: Where Blackness and Cape Verdeanness Intersect: Reflections on a Monoracial and Multiethnic Reality in the United States
Callie Watkins Liu
Chapter 12: The Experience of One in The Many: LGBTQI+ History of Cape Verde
Idalina Pina
Part VI: Transforming Culture into Practice
Chapter 13: Family History and Genealogy: The Benefits for the Listener, the Storyteller and the Community
Anna Lima
Chapter 14: Occupational Ancestry
Ayana Pilgrim-Brown
Chapter 15: Cooking as a Ritual
Elizabette Andrade
Part VII: Poderoza Reflections
Chapter 16: Poderozas: Lifting as We Climb
Jess Évora
Chapter 17: Poderoza Magic: Thoughts from the Audience
Stephanie Miranda Andrade
Chapter 18: Sabura: Reflections and Intentions
Ivette Centeio Monteiro
Chapter 19: She Too, Dreams
Edna DaCosta
Part VIII: Consedju…Advice/Wisdom
Chapter 20: Zau Eh D’Pove: An Oral History Of Isaura Tavares Gomes
Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves
Chapter 21: A Letter to Inez Santos Fernandes
Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim
