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Cabo Verdean Women Writing Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution Critical African Studies in Gender and Sexuality Series Editors: Besi Brillian Muhonja, James Madison University, and Babacar M’Baye, Kent State University Series Advisory Board Nkiru Nzegwu, Achola Pala, Melinda Adams, Binyavanga Wainaina, Ashley Currier, Betty Wambui, Jane Rarieya, Olufemi Taiwo, Cheikh Thiam Critical African Studies in Gender and Sexuality publishes innovative, interdisciplinary research on intersections of gender, sexuality, and other political, social, economic, cultural, and geographic identity markers. The series has particular interest in groundbreaking scholarship on herstories/histories, elements and politics of gender and sexuality that center critical African thought and philosophies within global contemporary theoretical debates across the disciplines. Thus, manuscripts exploring gender relationships, queer identities, sexualities, masculinities, and femininities within both Africa and its Diaspora in interdisciplinary contexts are highly encouraged. Recent Titles in the Series Cabo Verdean Women Writing Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution: Kriolas Poderozas edited by Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves and Aminah N. Fernandes Pilgrim Gender and Education in Kenya edited by Esther Mukewa Lisanza Women and the Nigeria-Biafra War: Reframing Gender and Conflict in Africa edited by Gloria Chuku and Sussie Okoro Gender and Sexuality in Senegalese Societies edited by Babacar M’Baye and Besi Brillian Muhonja Child Rape in Ghana: Lifting the Veil by Martha Donkor Through the Gender Lens: A Century of Social and Political Development in Nigeria edited by Funmi Soetan and Bola Akanji Gender and Development in Nigeria: One Hundred Years of Nationhood edited by Funmi Soetan and Bola Akanji Gender, Ethnicity, and Violence in Kenya’s Transitions to Democracy: States of Violence by Lyn Ossome Womanhood and Girlhood in Twenty-First Century Middle Class Kenya: Disrupting Patri-centered Frameworks by Besi Muhonja Cabo Verdean Women Writing Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution Kriolas Poderozas Edited by Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves and Aminah N. Fernandes Pilgrim LEXINGTON BOOKS Lanham • Boulder • New York • London Published by Lexington Books An imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706 www .rowman .com 6 Tinworth Street, London SE11 5AL, United Kingdom Copyright © 2021 by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available ISBN 9781793634894 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781793634900 (electronic) The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Contents Acknowledgments ix Poderosa xiii Gunga Tavares Introduction: Nos Vez, Nos Voz (“Our Time, Our Voices”) 1 Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim and Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves PART I: ARTISTAS (“ARTISTS”) 1 I Write, Therefore I Am, from a Gendered Perspective 17 Vera Duarte 2 Kriolas di Muzika: Not Just for Men Anymore 27 Candida Rose PART II: EXPLORING COMMUNITY 3 On Fieldwork and Family 47 Gina Sánchez Gibau 4 The Cabo Verdean Women’s Project: Reporting on Gender-Based Violence 61 Dawna Marie Thomas PART III: POLICIES AND POLITICS 5 The Effects of the Closed List on Representation by Gender, Political Participation, and Civil Society in Cape Verde’s Democratic Regime 91 Roselma Évora v vi Contents 6 Public Policies and Gender Equality in Cabo Verde from the Study on the Use of Time to the National Care System 105 Clementina Baptista de Jesus Furtado 7 Democracy and Social Inclusion: State-Society Relations in Cabo Verde 121 Aleida Mendes Borges PART IV: POESIAS (“POETRY”) 8 Let 141 Shauna Barbosa 9 A Kriola’s Work through Poetry 143 Iva Brito 10 Poderoza 147 Rosilda DePina James, Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim, and Stephanie Andrade PART V: IDENTIDADI (“IDENTITY”) 11 Where Blackness and Cape Verdeanness Intersect: Reflections on a Monoracial and Multiethnic Reality in the United States 151 Callie Watkins Liu 12 The Experience of One in the Many: LGBTQI+ History of Cape Verde 167 Idalina Pina PART VI: TRANSFORMING CULTURE INTO PRACTICE 13 Family History and Genealogy: The Benefits for the Listener, the Storyteller, and the Community 177 Anna Lima 14 Occupational Ancestry 185 Ayana Pilgrim-Brown 15 Cooking as Ritual 193 Elizabette Andrade PART VII: PODEROZA REFLECTIONS 16 Poderozas: Lifting as We Climb 203 Jess Évora Contents vii 17 Poderoza Magic: Thoughts from the Audience 209 Stephanie Miranda Andrade 18 Sabura: Reflections and Intentions 211 Ivette Centeio Monteiro 19 She Too, Dreams 215 Edna DaCosta PART VIII: CONSEDJU (“ADVICE/WISDOM”) 20 Zau eh D’Pove: An Oral History of Isaura Tavares Gomes 219 Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves 21 A Letter to Inez Santos Fernandes 233 Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim Index 241 About the Editors and Contributors 253 Acknowledgments I Acknowledge/Um Ta Reconhese, All Kriolas across the globe who paved the way for me to be where I am. Every Kriola who’s ever attended and/or volunteered at the Poderoza Conference. My grandmothers Alice and Arsena (Dinhanha), my ancestors who always protect my path. Every woman in the armed struggle for the lib- eration of Cabo Verde and those who continue to fight the patriarchy. My sister-friend Aminah, who embarked on this journey with me to render visible our experiences, our stories, and our lives. We did that! I love you. My teachers, professors, and mentors for helping me unapologetically cen- ter my love for and commitment to Cabo Verde in my academic work and introducing me to the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) tra- dition where I felt at home and learned to own my identity as a Black African Feminist Kriola. Thank you, Marcelina Flor Lopes, Patricia Anderson, Roy Alves, Tony Affigne, Abi Awomolo, Fragano S. Ledgister, Mack H. Jones, Hashim Gibril, and Marvin Haire. My colleagues at Johnson C. Smith University who supported this work in many ways. Every single one of my students past, present, and future for the many lessons and the privilege to be a part of their journey. My friend Shokanti for bringing Aminah and I together and for being an active supportive Poderoza partner. My friends in the academy—Joseph Jones, Jennifer Guglielmo, Kim Gallon, Julia Jordan-Zachery, Tonya Williams, and Drena Lopez-Duran. Academia can be a difficult place for Black women and you’ve helped me navigate it. My homies—Ndaya, Guelas, Sweeta, Josie, Dana, Kimesha, Tanisha, Terrell, Iolanda, Eliana, Jael, Lili, Viviana, Marilene, Paulinha—for growing with me through the many versions of “Terza.” ix
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