Palavreada Series: Nara Vidal In brief Guest speaker - Nara Vidal Discussant - Karla Bessa (Coordinator of Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero PAGU, Unicamp) Organiser - Rosane Carneiro Ramos (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, University of Edinburgh) Series topic - Break the Bias: For a More Inclusive Literature Book your ticket on Eventbrite About the event For women, global data shows at least 2.1 billion girls and women in 67 countries who, at the current pace, will not reach key gender equality goals by 2030 - this involves access to education, security, contraception, political leadership, workplace equality. Representativeness at educational and governmental levels is also in need of improvement, as less than 30% of researchers in the world are women, and, in 2020 across the world women represented only 24.9% of parliamentarians, 6.6% of heads of state and 6.2% of heads of government. In addition, 80% of people displaced by climate change are female. Strengthening the role of women in the world is directly acting for more categories of citizens benefiting from diversity, against exclusion. Countries where Portuguese is spoken are equally battling to combat inequality and bring inclusion to the centre of society. Among these countries, Brazil in its current ultra-conservative political scenario redoubles the social struggle. Brazilian women still face discrimination and disadvantages in their family, professional and sexual life. In the labour market, they are the majority in the category of domestic workers and in the informal market. In the formal market, they earn about 75% less than men, although they are more qualified for the same functions. in this talk, we speak to author Nara Vidal about how the literary female voice can act in this context. This seminar is supported by the Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero PAGU of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) through the participation coordinator and researcher Karla Bessa as a discussant. About the speaker Image Nara Vidal was one of the authors awarded by Oceanos 2019, one of the most important literary awards in the Portuguese language. She won third place in the novel category with Sorte (Moinhos, 2019). In 2021, she was a finalist for the Jabuti Prize, one of the biggest Brazilian literary awards, with the book of short stories Mapas para desaparecer (Faria e Silva publisher). The writer lives in Kent and maintains an online bookstore specialising in contemporary Brazilian literature, Capitolina Books. She is also one of the founders of the Brazilian Translation Club, in partnership with University College London. The female issue has been central to Vidal's work, addressing topics such as immigration, violence, mental health, stereotypes, and social roles. Find out more about Capitolina Books About the Palavreada Series In line with International Women's Day 2022, this year's theme is "Break the Bias". The campaign advocates for an inclusive and diverse world, with gender equality, free from prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination. The Palavreada Series 2022 brings together women writers from Portuguese-speaking countries to discuss how the literary female voice can act in this context. With the aim of encouraging reflection on these processes of inclusion and diversity in Lusophone literature, University of Edinburgh (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies), and Instituto Camões (Portuguese Language Centre) is opening this space for discussion among students, researchers, writers and the community. Browse all events in the series How to join This is an online event. It will take place on Zoom. Registrations close at 12.00 noon on Monday 7 March 2022. All ticket holders will be emailed joining instructions when registration has closed. Latecomers, and anyone who cannot locate their joining instructions at the time of the event, should email the event organiser Rosane Carneiro Ramos. Email Rosane Carneiro Ramos Mar 08 2022 18.00 - 18.50 Palavreada Series: Nara Vidal Join us online on Zoom for the first meeting of the Palavreada Series of 2022 as we welcome author Nara Vidal to discuss the literary female voice and issues that have been central to her work, such as immigration, violence, mental health, stereotypes and social roles. Online on Zoom Registration via Eventbrite
Palavreada Series: Nara Vidal In brief Guest speaker - Nara Vidal Discussant - Karla Bessa (Coordinator of Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero PAGU, Unicamp) Organiser - Rosane Carneiro Ramos (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, University of Edinburgh) Series topic - Break the Bias: For a More Inclusive Literature Book your ticket on Eventbrite About the event For women, global data shows at least 2.1 billion girls and women in 67 countries who, at the current pace, will not reach key gender equality goals by 2030 - this involves access to education, security, contraception, political leadership, workplace equality. Representativeness at educational and governmental levels is also in need of improvement, as less than 30% of researchers in the world are women, and, in 2020 across the world women represented only 24.9% of parliamentarians, 6.6% of heads of state and 6.2% of heads of government. In addition, 80% of people displaced by climate change are female. Strengthening the role of women in the world is directly acting for more categories of citizens benefiting from diversity, against exclusion. Countries where Portuguese is spoken are equally battling to combat inequality and bring inclusion to the centre of society. Among these countries, Brazil in its current ultra-conservative political scenario redoubles the social struggle. Brazilian women still face discrimination and disadvantages in their family, professional and sexual life. In the labour market, they are the majority in the category of domestic workers and in the informal market. In the formal market, they earn about 75% less than men, although they are more qualified for the same functions. in this talk, we speak to author Nara Vidal about how the literary female voice can act in this context. This seminar is supported by the Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero PAGU of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) through the participation coordinator and researcher Karla Bessa as a discussant. About the speaker Image Nara Vidal was one of the authors awarded by Oceanos 2019, one of the most important literary awards in the Portuguese language. She won third place in the novel category with Sorte (Moinhos, 2019). In 2021, she was a finalist for the Jabuti Prize, one of the biggest Brazilian literary awards, with the book of short stories Mapas para desaparecer (Faria e Silva publisher). The writer lives in Kent and maintains an online bookstore specialising in contemporary Brazilian literature, Capitolina Books. She is also one of the founders of the Brazilian Translation Club, in partnership with University College London. The female issue has been central to Vidal's work, addressing topics such as immigration, violence, mental health, stereotypes, and social roles. Find out more about Capitolina Books About the Palavreada Series In line with International Women's Day 2022, this year's theme is "Break the Bias". The campaign advocates for an inclusive and diverse world, with gender equality, free from prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination. The Palavreada Series 2022 brings together women writers from Portuguese-speaking countries to discuss how the literary female voice can act in this context. With the aim of encouraging reflection on these processes of inclusion and diversity in Lusophone literature, University of Edinburgh (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies), and Instituto Camões (Portuguese Language Centre) is opening this space for discussion among students, researchers, writers and the community. Browse all events in the series How to join This is an online event. It will take place on Zoom. Registrations close at 12.00 noon on Monday 7 March 2022. All ticket holders will be emailed joining instructions when registration has closed. Latecomers, and anyone who cannot locate their joining instructions at the time of the event, should email the event organiser Rosane Carneiro Ramos. Email Rosane Carneiro Ramos Mar 08 2022 18.00 - 18.50 Palavreada Series: Nara Vidal Join us online on Zoom for the first meeting of the Palavreada Series of 2022 as we welcome author Nara Vidal to discuss the literary female voice and issues that have been central to her work, such as immigration, violence, mental health, stereotypes and social roles. Online on Zoom Registration via Eventbrite
Mar 08 2022 18.00 - 18.50 Palavreada Series: Nara Vidal Join us online on Zoom for the first meeting of the Palavreada Series of 2022 as we welcome author Nara Vidal to discuss the literary female voice and issues that have been central to her work, such as immigration, violence, mental health, stereotypes and social roles.
