Mar 21Member-onlyDiz-me por quem te enlutas, dir-te-ei pelo que lutas.O corpo de Rui Nabeiro, agora dentro do cemitério, e por isso já inteiramente dentro da História, exemplifica melhor que ninguém a unidade normativa e patriarcal de um país inteiro. Perdoem-me enveredar por este exercício tétrico, mas a morte do empresário Rui Nabeiro fez-me pensar em corpos e cemitérios. É…Patriarchy3 min readPatriarchy3 min read
Feb 6Member-onlyTale of a Woman in Bed, Mastering the Art of Losing.She wonders why they have not come for her yet. She imagines the black boots coming out of the elevator, then turning right, then straight ahead, then kicking her front door open. …Creative Writing4 min readCreative Writing4 min read
Oct 6, 2022Member-onlyTesoura, Cabelo, Vingança. As Novas Dalilas e a Fúria Necessária.A tesoura é um símbolo poderoso. Recordo-me bem da tesoura que a mulher do médico, personagem principal do livro Ensaio sobre a Cegueira, de José Saramago, pendura na parede. A mulher do médico não quer usar a tesoura. Evita descer ao nível de selvajaria dos opressores cegos. Tenta manter-se à…Feminism4 min readFeminism4 min read
Sep 22, 2022Member-onlyBook Reviewers Are The Academic Version of (Social Media) Influencers. So Why Are They Not Getting Paid For Their Services?Academic reviewers tend not to be paid at all for their services to the profession. As a matter of fact, they are used to receiving a copy of the book that they are reviewing as payment for their work. This notion, that the author of a book review ought not…Academia4 min readAcademia4 min read
Sep 20, 2022Member-onlyStop Underselling Yourself as a Writer. Words Are Magic (With Example)I have been enjoying the work of fellow Medium writers for the past 6 months now. While I really enjoy the wealth of themes and viewpoints available on Medium’s daily stream, not a day goes by that I don’t think of Nanni Moretti’s 1989 Palombella Rossa, in which the main…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Sep 19, 2022Member-onlyConcise Writing Adviceso you’re special in a not really kind of way, never mind, keep writing, take the first book you just couldn’t put down and read it again, this time slowly, mine was Rebecca, I read it by a window sill in one go, and then write for more than five…Writing Tips2 min readWriting Tips2 min read
Sep 14, 2022Member-onlySame Old Story?Re-reading Fairytales — Beauty and the Beast There’s nothing private about Belle’s opinion of Gaston: he’s the real beast in the story. But how far is he from the Castle Beast? Not very far, I’m afraid. Reading and caring have always walked hand in hand. In the Beauty and the Beast 1991 Walt Disney movie, Belle is initially presented as a reader and a carer. She reads and re-reads books, which she borrows from the local bookshop, run by…Fairy Tale4 min readFairy Tale4 min read
Aug 29, 2022Member-onlyWant to Nurture you Child’s Love for Reading? Follow This Simple Pedagogical PracticeIt happened as I was witnessing my brother’s partner breastfeed her child. The baby was playing with the nipple, perfectly contented. It dawned on me that what I was witnessing was not a feeding, but a learning. By committing to an exploration of breastfeeding as the practice of freedom, Alina…Reading4 min readReading4 min read
Jul 26, 2022Member-onlyÉ Tudo Dele: João Miguel Tavares e o Amor PossessivoHá quem goste de contar a história do colonialismo português (e da hegemonia branca) como se fosse uma história de amor. Se algum dia isto lhe acontecer, esteja atenta aos seguintes sinais. Os amantes possessivos são egoístas, controladores, manipuladores e abusadores. São, sobretudo, inseguros. Receiam o abandono e a perda…Cultural Appropriation3 min readCultural Appropriation3 min read
Jul 21, 2022Member-onlyDe Homi Bhabha a Rita Pereira: Sobre o Inferno das Boas Intenções“You’ve taken my blues and gone” (“Note on Commercial Theatre”, Langston Hughes) Sabemos que, quando membros de uma cultura minoritária se apropriam de uma característica pertencente a um grupo dominante, tal pode transformar-se numa poderosa arma de justiça e reparação. Há exemplos maravilhosos deste fenómeno na literatura e não só…Apropriação Cultural4 min readApropriação Cultural4 min read
