A carregar...
Publicação
Oposição das mulheres portuguesas à guerra colonial: o caso da manifestação de 8 de março de 1962 no Porto
| Nome: | Descrição: | Tamanho: | Formato: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928.04 KB | Adobe PDF |
Autores
Resumo(s)
Em Portugal, a perspectiva feminina da guerra colonial (1961-1974) que conduziu ao colapso do império, ao contrário da masculina, tem vindo a ser persistentemente negligenciada, senão omitida, no relato deste capítulo da história do país. No entanto, as mulheres, assim como os homens, sentiram os seus efeitos, reflectiram e formaram opiniões acerca da sua ocorrência, assumiram posições face ao regime e à sua política colonial, responsável pela guerra – da aprovação e do apoio à reprovação e à oposição, incluindo a resignação e a complacência, a neutralidade e a indiferença – e desempenharam papéis com a intenção de preservar ou ameaçar a sua continuidade – numas vezes periféricos e acessórios, noutras centrais e imprescindíveis; numas ocasiões esporádicos e espontâneos, noutras regulares e organizados. Em qualquer um dos casos, influenciaram, invariável e incontestavelmente, a evolução e o desfecho dos eventos. Esta dissertação visa contrariar a tendência da historiografia portuguesa para marginalizar ou invisibilizar as mulheres e a sua presença na guerra colonial e demonstrar que os seus posicionamentos e envolvimentos nela foram tão relevantes e determinantes como os dos homens e, por isso, merecem ser igualmente documentados e considerados. Nesse sentido, propõe-se a investigar a sua oposição à guerra num acontecimento específico que revela algumas das suas experiências, visões e actuações: a manifestação de 8 de Março de 1962 no Porto. Através da análise de várias fontes (panfletos, relatórios, jornais e testemunhos), algumas delas inéditas, procura evidenciar a enorme importância dessa manifestação.
In Portugal, the feminine perspective of the colonial war (1961-1974) that led to the collapse of the empire, unlike the masculine one, has been persistently neglected, if not omitted, in the reporting of this chapter of the country’s history. Nevertheless, women, as well as men, felt its effects, reflected and formed opinions about its occurrence, took on stances before the regime and its colonial policy, responsible for the war – from approval and support to disapproval and opposition, including resignation and complacency, neutrality and indifference – and played roles with the intention of preserving or threatening its continuity – sometimes peripherical and accessory, others central and indispensable; in some occasions sporadic and spontaneous, in others regular and organised. In any case, they, invariably and indisputably, influenced the evolution and the outcome of the events. This dissertation aims to counter the Portuguese historiography’s tendency to marginalise or invisibilise women and their presence in the colonial war and to demonstrate that their positionings and involvements in it were as relevant and determinant as men’s and, hence, deserve to be equally documented and considered. In that sense, it proposes to investigate their opposition to the war in a specific event which reveals some of their experiences, visions and behaviours: the 8 th of March 1962 demonstration in Oporto. Through the analysis of several sources (pamphlets, reports, newspapers and testimonies), some of them undisclosed, it attempts to point out the great importance of that demonstration.
In Portugal, the feminine perspective of the colonial war (1961-1974) that led to the collapse of the empire, unlike the masculine one, has been persistently neglected, if not omitted, in the reporting of this chapter of the country’s history. Nevertheless, women, as well as men, felt its effects, reflected and formed opinions about its occurrence, took on stances before the regime and its colonial policy, responsible for the war – from approval and support to disapproval and opposition, including resignation and complacency, neutrality and indifference – and played roles with the intention of preserving or threatening its continuity – sometimes peripherical and accessory, others central and indispensable; in some occasions sporadic and spontaneous, in others regular and organised. In any case, they, invariably and indisputably, influenced the evolution and the outcome of the events. This dissertation aims to counter the Portuguese historiography’s tendency to marginalise or invisibilise women and their presence in the colonial war and to demonstrate that their positionings and involvements in it were as relevant and determinant as men’s and, hence, deserve to be equally documented and considered. In that sense, it proposes to investigate their opposition to the war in a specific event which reveals some of their experiences, visions and behaviours: the 8 th of March 1962 demonstration in Oporto. Through the analysis of several sources (pamphlets, reports, newspapers and testimonies), some of them undisclosed, it attempts to point out the great importance of that demonstration.
Descrição
Palavras-chave
Mulheres Guerra colonial Ditadura fascista Oposição feminina Women Colonial war Fascist dictatorship Feminine opposition