IngentaConnect Outras Vozes: Women's Writings in Lusophone Africa

Authors: Sheldon, Kathleen¹; Fêo Rodrigues, Isabel P.B.²

Source: African and Asian Studies, Volume 7, Number 4, 2008 , pp. 423-445(23)

Publisher: BRILL

Abstract:

In this paper we examine the development of women's studies in the Portuguese-speaking African countries of Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé e Príncipe. There are notable variations between these nations, as Mozambique has had a strong Gender Studies unit at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane that has supported a range of research projects and publications on women and the law, women's history, and related topics. The other countries have also produced important studies, often focusing on women's experiences in the anti-colonial liberation struggle, and on more recent issues such as women's legal position. The paper draws out the commonalities and differences in approaches to women's studies by providing an overview of the relevant publications over the past thirty years.

Keywords: PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING AFRICA; WOMEN'S STUDIES; HISTORY; MIGRATION; POVERTY; LAW; LIBERATION MOVEMENTS; EDUCATION; ANGOLA; MOZAMBIQUE; CAPE VERDE; GUINEA-BISSAU; SAO TOME E PRINCIPE

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156921008X359605

Affiliations: 1: Center for the Study of Women, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7222 USA 2: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Department of Sociology and Anthropology College of Liberal Arts, Room 393A 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300, USA

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