商品簡介
Scholars of language, literature, and culture, almost all from Portugal or Brazil but one from Macao and another from the US, examine female slavery, literature and female voices, and cultural behavior in the lusophone world during the colonial period. Among their topics are black slaves and the practice of witchcraft in Portugal during the modern era, women's work in the fairs and markets of Luanda, a portrait of Mariana Alcoforado's letters, a female view on the feminine condition in Brazil during the 19th century, education and the social construction of female authority in East Timor, and women and the Macao Holy House of Mercy. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Clara Sarmento, PhD in Portuguese Culture, develops her research on intercultural representations of gender, as the coordinator of the Centre for Intercultural Studies of the Polytechnic Institute of Oporto, where she holds her teaching position. Recipient of the American Club of Lisbon Award for Academic Merit and of the Centre for Social Studies Award for Young Social Scientists.
