Dear All, This is to inform you about the Lecture at Goa University by Profª. Doutora Amélia Polónia, University of Porto.
The Department of Portuguese, Goa University, is organizing a lecture titled «Women as agents of Portuguese overseas expansion» to be delivered by Profª Doutora Amélia Polónia of the University of Porto, on 8th July 2011, at 3.00 pm, at the Seminar Hall, Arts Faculty Building, Goa University. Profª Doutora Amélia Polónia belongs to the Department of History, Political and International Studies of the Faculty of Arts. She is also a member of the CITCEM Research Centre of the University of Porto. In the CITCEM she is member of the Memory and Identity group that focuses on the study of social and cultural identities and heritage studies. Dr. Polónia´s scientific interests include agent based modeling applied to historical dynamic, social and economic networks, micro-history, maritime communities and self-organizing networks. Multi and trans disciplinary research is an area that she is working on the moment. Absctract: As the Portuguese expansion is traditionally analyzed from a male point of view, the lecture will present an alternate perspective by examining the manner in which the female universe interacted with it, on the assumption that women were central agents of those dynamics. A double approach will be followed: 1st. Women on the move: A brief analysis will be pursued on the presence of Portuguese women on board of ships crossing oceans and their performances on overseas territories. 2nd. Women who stay: An overview will be presented on the roles assumed by women which stayed in Portugal, mostly in coastal societies, trying to carry on a daily life in where the male absences were keenly felt. For further information, kindly contact the Department of Portuguese, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Taleigao Plateau, phone number: 6519265/6647737 or by e-mail: [email protected] Hope to see you! -- Delfim correia da Silva CLPInstituto Camões Agva House, 9/32 Dr.Dada Vaidya Road Panjim 403001 - Goa
