Elas/Delas: literary conversations 2023

In 2023 there will be several sessions of Elas/Delas: literary conversations. The sessions take place monthly at the Snob bookshop.

The aim of these gatherings is to highlight lesser-known Portuguese authors of the 20th century, result of a patriarchal society strongly encouraged by the Estado Novo. The scheduled sessions are:

– January 10th: Em torno de Natália Nunes [Around Natália Nunes] with Cristina Carvalho (the author’s daughter) and Teresa Sousa de Almeida (IELT);
– February 14th: Amores desviantes: quantos queres? [Deviant loves: how many do you want?] with Ricardo Marques (IELT), Isabel Lucas and Cátia Terrinca;
– March 14th: Mulheres Viajantes – Maria Ondina Braga (1932-2003) e Veva de Lima (1886-1963) [Women Travellers – Maria Ondina Braga (1932-2003) and Veva de Lima (1886-1963)] with José do Carmo Francisco, Joana Leitão de Barros and Sónia Serrano;
– April 11th: Maria Velho da Costa (1938-2020) with Elisabete Marques (Margarida Losa Institute for Comparative Literature/Harvard University) and Margarida Gil (Filmmaker);
– May 9th: Tudo é eterno num segundo, em torno de Natália Correia [Everything is eternal in a second, around Natália Correia] with Fernando Dacosta, Silvina Pereira and Vladimiro Nunes;
– June 20th: A Literatura para a infância na obra das feministas, Ana de Castro Osório e Maria Veleda [Literature for children in the work of feminists Ana de Castro Osório and Maria Veleda] with Fátima Ribeiro de Medeiros and Natividade Monteiro;
– July 11th: Alice Sampaio with Ana Sampaio (the writer’s daughter) and UMCOLETIVO (Cátia Terrinca and Ricardo Boléo);
– October 17th: A maternidade na Literatura [Motherhood in Literature] with Joana Bértholo, Isabel Branco and Rosa Azevedo;
– November 14th: Quem é Judith Teixeira? [Who is Judith Teixeira?] with Fernando Cabral Martins (IELT) and Sara Marina Barbosa;
– December 19th: Quem as lia? [Who read them?] with Paula Morão (School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon) and Nuno Medeiros (Researcher in Contemporary History).